Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity to Dedicate its 95th Home

SALT LAKE CITY - April 13, 2017–  Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity with the help of volunteers, donors, and corporations from the Salt Lake area,  is celebrating its 95th home dedication today at 4:00 p.m., making the Lopez family’s dream of owning a home become a reality.

The home is located at 2783 S. Millard Cove in Magna, UT, 84044 and the public is invited to join in the celebration.

Vanessa Lopez dedicated more than 225 hours of sweat equity helping to build her home as well as other Habitat homes in the community.  Lopez has been motivated to complete all the requirements to earn her place in the Habitat program including completing financial literacy courses and homeowner workshops.

“Now we have a home to make great memories in and finally stop bouncing from place to place. I knew I wanted stability for my family and I was excited to learn I was selected to be a part of the program. As a single mom I knew I had to work even harder to achieve my goals and with the help of Habitat I am so excited that I get to check one more thing off of my list of dreams and finally have a place to call 'home' for my boys and I,” said Vanessa Lopez. 

Like other Habitat families, The Lopez family will receive a zero percent interest home loan from Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity. Their mortgage payments will help Habitat build additional homes in Salt Lake and Tooele Counties. 

“We are so pleased to be dedicating this home to such a great family,” said Ed Blake, Executive Director of Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity. “This home offers the Lopez family stability and opportunity and is a testament to the kindness of local Habitat volunteers and partners.”

Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity worked in collaboration with The Leonardo Museum and City Home Collective to provide each of the Lopez children with a dream bedroom design. The designs were inspired by the Lopez children and will be revealed at today’s dedication.

About Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity

Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity affiliate was established in 1986 and seeks to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action by building affordable homes for working families in need that will revitalize the community and eliminate poverty housing conditions. Habitat homes are sold to low-income families, in need of decent housing, at no profit, financed with affordable, zero percent interest mortgages. To date SLVHFH has provided affordable shelter to 94 Salt Lake Valley Families. Habitat for Humanity International has helped 9.8 million people in the U.S. find strength, stability and independence through safe, decent and affordable shelter.

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BARRICK, CISCO, GREAT BASIN COLLEGE TO ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDING FREE DIGITAL CAREER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AND NORTHERN NEVADANS

$400,000 Investment Will Help Participants Pursue IT Focused Exploratory,

Foundational and Career-Ready Courses

Elko, NV — Barrick, Cisco and Great Basin College (GBC) will announce a new partnership that will bring digital and information technology skills development courses free of charge to employees, their families, veterans and other groups in Barrick’s rural host communities on Thursday, April 20 at 8:30 a.m. at Great Basin College High Tech Center.

The IT education program from Cisco Networking Academy will feature both online and in-person courses. This unique partnership will benefit Barrick employees, veterans and thousands of others in Barrick’s rural host communities in Northern Nevada. 

This model U.S. program will eventually be available to every community where Barrick operates including in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia. 

WHO:    Nigel Bain, Executive Director, Barrick USA; Michael Brown, President, Barrick USA; John Bjerke, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of Cisco, Dr. Mark Curtis, President Great Basin College

WHAT: Networking Academy signing ceremony to launch the partnership and self-led course offering

WHERE: Great Basin College High Tech Center (room 120) 500 College Pkwy, Elko, NV 89801

WHEN: Thursday, April 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Media pre-set at 8:15 a.m.

VISUALS, PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:

·         Signing of collaborative learning agreement.

·         Representatives from Barrick, Cisco, and Great Basin College available for interviews.

·         Media unable to attend the live event, will be able to attend by webcast via BlueJeans Video Conference. For accessing the ceremony, contact Kayla McCarson before April 20 at kayla.mccarson@gbcnv.edu.

·         Media/public wishing to attend in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump and Winnemucca will be able to attend via Interactive Video at the GBC branch campuses in those locations.

RSVP:    Media interested in attending should RSVP with Jennifer Lόpez, Jennifer.Lopez@rrpartners.com.

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About Barrick Gold

Barrick is the world’s leading gold producer, with operations on four continents. The company operates three gold mines in Nevada, providing more than 4,000 of the state’s highest-paying jobs. Barrick is the state’s largest foreign investor and is also Nevada’s largest exporter. Barrick and its employees are active supporters of causes in education, conservation, the arts and other local community organizations in both Northern and Southern Nevada. In partnership with other Nevada businesses, Barrick Gold has taken a leadership role in working to establish best practices and promote corporate giving in Nevada through the Nevada Corporate Giving Council.

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Keep the Good Times Rolling! Brighton Closing Day Pushed to April 23rd! Brighton Ski Resort

SHOW YOUR SEASON PASS FROM ANY RESORT AND GET A $40 DAY TICKET!

If the goin's good, you might as well keep goin'!!  With the most snow we've seen in almost a decade, we decided to keep the good times rollin.  Closing day has been bumped to SUNDAY APRIL 23rd 2017!

To celebrate our 80th year of operation, we are offering any season pass holder from any resort in America the chance to buy a $40 lift ticket from April 17th 2017 to April 23rd 2017!  Head to the Brighton Ticket Window and present your season pass from any other resort to cash in on this amazing deal.