Reno Rodeo Foundation
Programs & Projects
Community Grants
Program
The Reno
Rodeo Foundation's Community Grants
Program distributes funds into the community by means of
financial awards to deserving non-profit service organizations. The
Reno Rodeo Foundation
distributes over $100,000 annually to local non-profits,
including the Angel Kiss Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters,
Northern Nevada RAVE Foundation for Respite Care, Kids and Horses, the Girl Scouts
of Sierra Nevada, and more.
Meet our Grant Recipients
2008 Grant Recipient Recognition
Luncheon Highlights & Photos
2007 Grant Recipient Recognition
Luncheon Highlights & Photos
2006 Grant
Recipient Recognition Luncheon Highlights & Photos
How to Apply for a Grant
Scholarship & Academic Award Programs
The University
of Nevada, Reno Scholarship Program is a one of the original purposes
of the Reno Rodeo Foundation and an effort that has helped hundreds
of students through college.
Reno
Rodeo Foundation Scholarship
A Reno Rodeo Foundation Scholarship is a $2,000
scholarship awarded annually to 23 graduates of rural Nevada high
schools who attend UNR and major in Agriculture, Business,
Education, Nursing or Communications. Recipients must have an overall high school
GPA of 3.5 and maintain a GPA of 3.0 and take a minimum of 12 credits per
semester. Each of the 20 recipients receive $1000 per
semester, for a total annual scholarship of $2000. Once a student is selected to receive the scholarship, that
student keeps it for four years.
Bob & Kristen Tallman/Reno Rodeo Foundation Scholarship
The Bob & Kristen Tallman/Reno Rodeo Foundation Scholarship is a $2,500
scholarship awarded annually to two graduates of rural Nevada high
schools who attend UNR and major in Agriculture, Business,
Education, Nursing or Communications. Recipients must have an overall high school
GPA of 3.5 and maintain a GPA of 3.0 and take a minimum of 12 credits per
semester. Each recipient receives $1250 per semester, for
a total annual scholarship of $2500.
How to Apply for a Scholarship
Download a
Scholarship & Award Program Brochure (.pdf)
2007 Scholarship &
Outstanding Scholar Recipient Luncheon Highlights & Photos
2006 Scholarship & Outstanding
Scholar
Recipient Luncheon Highlights & Photos
Outstanding Scholar in the Veterinary Sciences
Each year, the Reno Rodeo Foundation selects at least one University of
Nevada, Reno student who is pursuing a course of study in the
Veterinary Sciences to receive a special monetary award to be
applied toward professional school expenses.
To be considered for this award, students must maintain all of the
scholarship criteria detailed and be admitted to an accredited
Veterinary School by April 30 of the year in which they will
graduate. The names of qualified students are forwarded
directly by the University to the Reno Rodeo Foundation for
consideration.
Reno Rodeo Wish
The Reno Rodeo Foundation’s Rodeo Wish program was
initiated in 2004. Since inception, four individuals have been
granted a Rodeo Wish. In 2007, the Foundation’s board of trustees
adopted the current focus which is to identify and assist young
people in northern Nevada who have unique and extraordinary medical
needs wherein their short-term and long-term quality of life can be
enhanced through the granting of a wish.
The program provides financial assistance to address
a medical need and provides a “Rodeo Wish Experience” to the
recipient. The Rodeo Wish Experience, in essence, recognizes the
recipient as a Reno Rodeo VIP. The recipient participates in the
Reno Rodeo Parade, has the opportunity to ride into the arena during
a performance of the Rodeo where he/she is recognized during a
special ceremony, and he/she attends various dinners and Rodeo
functions as an honored guest.
If you know a special child who would
benefit from a Reno Rodeo Wish, please
contact us.
2008 Rodeo Wish Recipient: Jonah
Vandever
2007 Rodeo Wish Recipient: Lenna Fagan
2006 Rodeo Wish Recipient: Connor
Fogal
Reno
Rodeo Denim Drive
The Reno
Rodeo Denim Drive is a collaborative project between the Reno Rodeo
Foundation and the Reno Rodeo Association to collect new denim
clothing and cotton socks and underwear for abused and neglected
infants, children and teens who have been placed in protective
custody and foster care in northern Nevada. The 2008 Denim Drive is
November 24 - December 20.
2007 Denim Drive
Summary of Success & Photo Gallery
2007 Denim Drive Overview
2006 Summary of Success & Photo Gallery
Capital Campaign: Kid's Kampus Activity Center
The Rodeo Foundation
began undertaking capital projects in 2001 in response to the
shortage of dedicated facilities serving children with special
needs. The first project provided Marvin Picollo School an indoor
riding arena in 2002, giving children with a variety of physical and
mental challenges their own adaptive equestrian facility on school
grounds. The success of the Picollo project was a direct result of
community partnerships fostered for the campaign and that model of
fundraising and project management was the keystone for a
considerably larger endeavor.
The Reno Rodeo
Foundation and many partners including Washoe County Social Services
and the Reno Rodeo Invitational Team Roping produced by Perry
DiLoreto raised $2,000,000 to construct the Kid’s Kampus Activity
Center – a 12,000 square foot recreation facility for abused and
neglected children and teens accessing the residential and
non-residential services provided by the entities that comprise the
Kids Kampus. Currently under construction, the Kids Kampus Activity
Center will provide a gymnasium, computer lab and meeting space for
year-round activities. Residents will have a place to exercise, play
games, and socialize. They will also benefit from the opportunity to
receive academic support services in quiet, comfortable rooms.
Construction should be completed early Summer.
Kid's Kampus Activity Center
Construction Photo Gallery
Kids Kampus Activity Center Info
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