WNC Foundation Dinner April 5th

by Rachel Dahl -- Western Nevada College, Fallon Campus will hold a benefit fundraiser next weekend, April 5^th at the Fallon Convention Center. Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting programs at the Fallon Campus and rural service areas. Holly O’Toole is the Director of the Fallon campus, and she along with Angela Viera, the support specialist at the Fallon campus and their committee are deep in preparations. “We want to support all the programs to meet their needs,” said O’Toole, “and this fundraiser will help us with the needs of each of these programs to participate and serve the community better.” Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to meet the current needs in the nursing lab, the auto and welding shops, lighting in the art gallery, and to improve the Interactive Video equipment that allows for distance education. “We also need to host student events that will help more of a student-life experience,” said O’Toole, “and this will also provide for scholarships for Fallon students.” The WNC Foundation website can be found at: https://www.wnc.edu/foundation/ The 1^st Annual “Friends of Western” Benefit Fundraiser is presented this year by Manpower and doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 or a table of eight is $385 and can be purchased by contacting Viera at [email protected] or 775-423-7565. Dinner will be provided by the Courtyard Cafe and there will be a raffle and many auction items generously donated by the local community.   Never miss the local news -- read more on The Fallon Post home page. Sign up to receive updates and the Friday File email notices.