LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Their name to motion went largely unheard, however leaders of an award-winning North Las Vegas nonprofit stated they may proceed to discover a method to save veterans’ lives.
Kelly and Peter Guidry, co-founders of Forgotten not Gone, stated their veteran suicide prevention nonprofit has helped save hundreds of Las Vegas-based veterans. Their group acquired excessive acclaim from the Metropolis of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas.
“We were blessed to receive a grant from the city of North Las Vegas for two years in the amount of $1.6 million and that grant covered everything,” Kelly stated.
The nonprofit instantly began work on discovering bicycles that might accommodate an enormous array of veterans—affected by quite a lot of afflictions. A few of the modded autos price as excessive as $23,000, with the everyday bikes ranging round $8,000.
As soon as the grant ran out in September, Kelly stated the most important hurdle was paying hire to maintain the nonprofit open.
“We’re too big now where we can just go work out of our home and stuff like that,” she stated. “But we’re just not big enough where we can afford the type of overhead that’s just going on in the community right now.”
Kelly and Peter Guidry, co-founders of Forgotten not Gone, stated their veteran suicide prevention nonprofit has helped save hundreds of Las Vegas-based veterans. Their group acquired excessive acclaim from the Metropolis of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas. (KLAS)
8 Information Now reached out to North Las Vegas Councilman Scott Black who has visited the nonprofit a number of instances. He requested the neighborhood to assist the nonprofit, pointing to their impression on the town thus far.
“The City of North Las Vegas is committed to helping our local veterans through various programs and community partnerships, such as Forgotten Not Gone, who offers great programs to those who have served. During the pandemic, the City was able to direct $1.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to Forgotten Not Gone, the largest grant the City issued. The nonprofit has helped more than 23,000 local veterans with those funds through its Veteran Trike Brigade. We urge anyone interested to get involved with this tremendous organization so they can continue empowering our veteran community.” -North Las Vegas Councilman Scott Black
Peter stated he additionally acquired a name from Black who mentioned potential warehouse choices for the nonprofit.
8 Information Now reached out to North Las Vegas Councilman Scott Black who has visited the nonprofit a number of instances. He requested the neighborhood to assist the nonprofit, pointing to their impression within the metropolis thus far. (KLAS)
“He found out about, you know, the dire need that we’re in right now,” Peter stated. “And he said he was going to make a few phone calls see about warehouse spaces.”
The donations to Forgotten not Gone will go immediately to assist pay the hire for a possible web site and the fee for storing most of the specialty bicycles.
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