NV Promise Events & Activities


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Nevada Promise Scholarship Events & Volunteer Opportunities

DateTitleEvent
11/2/2024Bruce & Owens Native Habitat Maintenance Day

Help us maintain our Native Habitat Garden at Bruce and Owens!

RSVP/Registration Link

11/2/2024Durango Hills Park Tree Planting & Cleanup

Help us plant trees at Durango Hills Park in partnership with Councilwoman Francis Allen-Palenske!

RSVP/Registration Link

11/9/2024Polly Gonzalez Park Tree Planting & Cleanup

Help us plant trees at Polly Gonzalez Park in partnership with Councilwoman Nancy Brune!

RSVP/Registration Link

11/9/2024Lake Mead Pkwy Trail Cleanup from Athens Ave.

Trail cleanup at Lake Mead Pkwy Tail. Come spend a beautiful morning in this urban space!

RSVP/Registration Link

11/16/2024Wayne Bunker Family Park Native Habitat Installation

Help us install a new Native Habitat Garden at Wayne Bunker Family Park!

RSVP/Registration Link

11/23/2024Essex Circle Park Tree Planting

Help us maintain our Native Habitat Garden at Bruce and Owens!

RSVP/Registration Link

11/23/2024Aliante Native Habitat Maintenance Day

Help us maintain our Native Habitat Garden at Aliante Park!

RSVP/Registration Link

12/7/2024Las Vegas Great Santa Run

Opportunity Village to host a 5K through Las Vegas

RSVP/Registration Link

OngoingFirst Saturdays at Walking Box Ranch

Join us on Saturday, November 2nd for some volunteering at Walking Box Ranch followed by a talk by historian and archivist Kassidy Whetstone about General Patton, Operation Desert Strike and the unique military history of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument and Nevada.

RSVP/Registration Link

9/12/2024 - 12/21/2024North Las Vegas Veterans & Friends Monthly Resource Fair

This event takes place once per month from 10am-12pm. The event is dedicated to offer access to essential resources to the community.

Registration/RSVP Link

Oct 2024 - April 2025FIRST Nevada STEM Robotics Competitions & Events: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:bdaa18fb-719a-3b22-9aa5-0a2ead1450a8

Follow these steps to register to volunteer at an event:
• Create an account in the FIRST Dashboard at www.firstinspires.org - select ways to help, then volunteer.
• Click the Volunteer Registration tab & choose ‘Volunteer at an Event’.
• Filter events by location / program and select an event.
• Choose up to five roles and apply.
• Complete your required youth protection background screening (US). When checking out, please select “not at this time” for FIRST support of your screening fees.

FIRST Nevada needs dedicated volunteers for our PreK-12th grade STEAM robotics competitions and events.
Registration/RSVP Link

Need more information?  Email us at promise@csn.edu

How to Access Nevada Promise Virtual Engagement Events


GENERAL INFORMATION
Some Nevada Promise Events are held online using the Microsoft (MS) Teams Application. To access MS Teams, you must properly download the MS Teams application.

NEW APPLICANTS, PARENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERS AND MENTORS
Follow the instructions below,

Download Microsoft Teams

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ENROLLED STUDENTS
As a CSN student, you have access to a number of digital collaboration tools and one main tool is Office 365 where your CSN Outlook Email is located.

  1. Follow the instructions below, or WATCH THIS VIDEO ON HOW TO SET UP CSN EMAIL & DOWNLOAD MS TEAMS.
  2. Once in your Email, locate the App Launcher at the top left, next to the word Outlook.
  3. Select MS Teams  and download.
  4. When you register to attend a Nevada Promise Event, you will be sent an MS Teams link to use to go to the event online on the date and time registered.

If you have difficulty downloading MS Teams, please email us at Contact Us so we can assist you. We recommend you download the app at least 24 hours in advance of the event.