News & Events

• In the News
• Newsletters
• Radio-thon
• Adopt a Day
• 880 Campaign
• TMNHA Poker Run
• Salute and Support
• Veterans Day
• Other Events

In the News

News Release: January 31, 2011 Reno’s Veterans Guest House Competing for $25,000 from The Home Depot Foundation in February Facebook Contest
Veterans Guest House One of Four Nonprofits Competing in Foundation’s Aprons in Action Program; Winner to Compete for $250,000 in March

December 10, 2011 Congratulations to our Salute and Support winners! $500 winners Pete Menicucci, Floyd Edsall, John Wassam, Jack McMindes and Kathleen Roehr. $7,500 grand prize winner Katie O'Brien! Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets and came out to celebrate the Amry Navy Game!

December 10, 2011 Raffle Prize Winner Selected at 112th Army/Navy Game
KTVN News Channel 2 (Click here to view.)

November 1, 2011 News Release: Veterans Guest House Celebrates New House Opening
Public Invited to Ribbon Cutting on Veterans Day

September 21, 2011 News Release: Salute and Support the Veterans Guest House
Purchase a $100 raffle ticket and win one of six cash prizes totaling $10,000
Click here to view the public service announcement. (~6 mb)

August 16, 2011 Veterans Guest House receives hefty donation for NNVC
Reno Gazette-Journal

More than $15,000 raised for the Guest House!
Thanks to generous sponsors and participants, the Veterans Guest House raised $8,500 at the June 17 Golf Tournament, a fundraiser sponsored by Bickford Angier & Associates of Ameriprise Financial. In addition, more than $7,000 was raised at the Poker Run on June 25. Thanks so much to those who participated, allowing us to raise money for the Guest House's operating expenses!

News Release: May 11, 2011 Register for the Golf Tournament to Raise Funds for the Veterans Guest House

News Release: March 5, 2011 Veterans Guest House Raises Nearly $35,000 During 8th Annual Radiothon

News Release: February 15, 2011 Veterans Guest House to Host Annual Radiothon
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Newsletters

• November 2011 Newsletter
• March 2011 Newsletter

Radiothon

On Saturday March 5, 2011, News Talk 780 KOH broadcasted live from the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno for the Veterans Guest House eighth annual Radiothon on. The Radiothon raised nearly $35,000 from community members and donors who showed their support for this one-of-a-kind home, which provides temporary housing for veterans and their families while undergoing medical treatment in the area.

We'll see you next year, the first weekend in March 2012, for our next Radiothon!

Adopt a Day

What better way to remember a veteran or some one special in your life! For $100 you can adopt-a-day at the Guest House. You can do this in honor or memory of someone. A certificate hangs in the house on the day(s) that are adopted. The $100 helps to underwrite a small portion of the costs of running the house for a day.

880 Campaign

In 2006, the 880 Club was formed. This was an effort to find donors who would help pay off the $725,000 debt that encumbered the new house. Donors were asked to donate $880 (our address) or what they wanted. The money was restricted to paying off the mortgage. On December 31, 2009, with the help of some wonderful individuals, veteran and service groups and private foundations that mortgage was retired. We are so very thankful to all of those individuals. Special recognition must be given to the EWB Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada and to the Charles N. Mathewson Charitable Lead Trusts who together retired over half of the outstanding debt.

The Veterans Guest House board has now established a Building Fund. Donations may be restricted to assist with capital expenditures needed to maintain or improve the existing home over the years or with expenditure for refurbishment or construction of future expansions. The Guest House purchased the duplex immediately adjacent to the existing home (to the east on Taylor) in September 2010. This property will be refurbished during the first part of 2011. Within the next five years, this property will be replaced with a facility that is comparable to the one that currently occupied. The need for services continues to grow and with the doubling of outpatient visits by the VAMC over the next 8-10 years, the need for the Guest House will definitely increase.

Motorcycle Poker Run

All motorcycle enthusiasts are invited to participate in the Motorcycle Poker Run on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Riders accumulate one playing card at five locations throughout the area and the best hand wins at the end of the ride. All funds benefit the Veterans Guest House, which provides temporary housing for veterans and their families while undergoing medical treatment in the area. Click here to view the registration form, map and prizes.

Salute and Support

Salute and Support is the theme for the Veterans Guest House fall fundraising effort, running through Saturday, Dec. 10. With the purchase of a $100 raffle ticket, donors get a chance to win either a $7,500 grand prize or one of five $500 prizes. Only 500 tickets will be sold to improve the odds.Click to read more.

Veterans Day

On Friday, Nov. 11, the Veterans Guest House welcomes the public to attend a special orange balloon release in honor of those exposed to Agent Orange. The national tribute of releasing balloons will take place at 10 a.m. on the front lawn of the Guest House at 880 Locust Street. This Veterans Day honor those that have served our nation and celebrate the Veterans Guest House by joining them for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new house at 2 p.m..Click to read more.

Other Events

Thanks to Our Community. As you are aware all of our funds come from the public. We receive no funds from the federal government or the states of Nevada and California. It is only through the generosity of individuals like you that we are able to support veterans. There are groups that support us by holding events to benefit the Veterans Guest House.