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PROJECT 150
SMACNA & SMART gave generously to help disadvantaged high schoolers in Nevada Words & Photos by Joye Blanscett Director of Labor Relations, SMACNA
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The chosen charity for the 2022 Partners in Progress Conference was Project 150. It was created out of the community’s desire to help more than 6,000 homeless youth in Nevada who are attending high school and struggling to secure the basics, like food, clothing, and school supplies. Project 150’s mission is to offer support and services to homeless high school students, so they have what they need to continue school and be successful in life. SMACNA and SMART stepped up in a big way. Kelli Kristo, executive director of Project 150, thanked the entire SMART-SMACNA family for the generous donation of funds and goods. “Your contribution of $25,425 in funding and $8,300 in food provided 1,349 family meal bags, which includes family sized non-perishable breakfast, lunch, and dinner items to feed a family of four,” she said.
