Reminder: LACF Spring Grant Cycle Closes April 29
LACF News:
A reminder that the Los Alamos Community Foundation’s (LACF) Spring 2022 grant cycle will close at 5 p.m. Friday, April 29.
Grant recipients will be selected and notified by late May. The foundation will hold pre-proposal workshops for interested organizations to ask questions and learn more about each available funding opportunity.
Grant applications will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of LACF board members and community members.
The Foundation is conducting competitive grant cycles in each of the following areas:
- Discretionary grants to increase the financial
2022 Chamber Business Award Nominations Now Open
CHAMBER News:
The community is invited to join the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce in recognizing great Los Alamos businesses!
The public nomination period is now open, through Sunday, April 24. Nominating and voting are open to the public, but only Chamber members are eligible to be nominated.
For a list of Chamber members, visit: LosAlamosChamber.com/list/.
There are eight Chamber Business Awards for 2022:
- Retail Business of the Year Award;
- Service Business of the Year Award;
- Family-Friendly Business of the Year Award;
- Best New Business of the Year Award;
- Woman-Owned Business of the
Earth Day Festival Returns To Nature Center April 23!
Fun and entertainment for all ages will be available at PEEC’s Earth Day Festival April 23. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC’s) signature event, the annual Earth Day Festival, returns 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road.
After two years of COVID cancellations, the festivities are back in full swing, including delicious food, fun activities, informational booths, and exciting entertainment.
Throughout the day, guests can visit a variety of local, regional, and state booths with all kinds of activities Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: At Enterprise Bank & Trust
On the job in Los Alamos crews shine the windows on the Enterprise Bank & Trust building Monday morning at 1200 Trinity Dr. Photo by Kathy Willcutt
Safety first at the site of the window cleaning project at Enterprise Bank on Trinity. Photo by Kathy Willcutt Read More
Balderas Leads Bipartisan Coalition Of 28 Attorneys General Urging Better Disclosure And Clarity From GoFundMe
Attorney General Hector Balderas
AG News:
Monday, a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General, led by General Hector Balderas (New Mexico), General Lynn Fitch (Mississippi), and General Jeff Landry (Louisiana), wrote GoFundMe to urge better disclosure policies and greater clarity in terms of service for consumers who use their platform.
“GoFundMe has a duty to its donors and charities to be transparent and accountable,” Attorney General Balderas said.
GoFundMe has become a popular crowdfunding platform. According to their website, they’ve served over 50 million donors and Read More
Chamber Grand Opening For Wheeed! LLC Wednesday
Yasmin Acosta Briefs Kiwanis On New Business
Yasmine Acosta discusses her new gift store at the April 5 Kiwanis meeting. Photo by Brooke Davis
By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos
New Kiwanis member Yasmin Acosta spoke to the Kiwanis Club April 5 about her new businesses, Yas’ Elevated Jewelry and Gifts.
She founded the gift store at 107 Central Park Square in Los Alamos and continues to operate UPEX, the business next door.
Acosta is a Los Alamos native. She grew up, went to school, and is raising her son here. For sometime, Acosta had worked at Bennett’s Fine Jewelry. Many people were shocked and saddened when the Bennetts closed their Read More
Workforce Solutions Transitioning To More Secure Way2Go Card For UI Prepaid Debit Card Benefit Payments
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) will be issuing new Unemployment Insurance (UI) Prepaid Debit Cards starting in April 2022.
“Upholding the integrity of UI claims through increased security features is extremely important to our department,” NMDWS Acting Secretary Ricky Serna said. “The new Way2Go Card will feature a chip that will provide additional security when claimants are making transactions.”
Claimants will still be able to use their Wells Fargo EPPICard until June 15, after which any remaining balance will automatically be transferred Read More
Fresh Eggs & Honey At Farmers Market Thursday April 21
Earth Care, Area Leaders Info Session On Environmental Injustice In Santa Fe’s Southside Communities Tuesday
New Mexico Environmental Law Center News:
Earth Care and community leaders have led a challenge to air quality permits issued to polluting companies on Santa Fe’s Southside area, which is a densely populated area of predominantly low-income/immigrant people of color.
A coalition of local residents and families called the Santa Fe Southside Environmental Justice Coalition has appealed NMED’s decision, which resulted in an Environmental Improvement Board hearing in February.
As community members await the results of their appeal, they are informing community members and community Read More
