Fortnightly distributes $22,000

Douglas County’s oldest home-grown service club, Minden Fortnightly, distributed $22,000 to 26 programs and organizations that provide important community services during 2024.

Recipients of the funds include the following: Backpack Buddies, Boys and Girls Club, Carson Valley Community Theater, Carson Valley Fast Pitch, Carson Valley Food Closet, Carson Valley Swim Center, Carson Valley Trails Association, City of Refuge, DAWG, Douglas Center for Hope and Healing, Douglas County School District nurses, Douglas County Search and Rescue, Douglas High School Art Program, Douglas High School Hardship Fund, ESME Foundation, Family Support Council Women’s Shelter, Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch, Kids and Horses, Nevada Dance Company, Northern Nevada Honor Flight, Pau-Wa-Lu Music Program, Porch Movement, Project Prom, Psi Mu Sigma, Suicide Prevention Network, and Tahoe Youth and Family Services. They designated an additional $11,000 for scholarships for local students, to support renovations at the CVIC Hall in Minden, and for a hardship fund which addresses needs that arise in the community throughout the year. 

Established in 1910, Minden Fortnightly is a service club comprised of 35 women dedicated to supporting programs that benefit the Carson Valley community and maintaining the historic CVIC Hall. Each fall the members of Minden Fortnightly conduct a community fundraiser and auction in order to support the many local causes that they value.