CABO WABO CANTINA INSIDE MIRACLE MILE SHOPS SERVES AS NEVADA’S BIG GIVE HEADQUARTERS, APRIL 25
Nevada’s Big Give raises more than $472,000 for Nevada nonprofits in 24 hours
On Friday, April 25, Cabo Wabo Cantina inside Miracle Mile Shops served as the official campaign headquarters for Nevada’s Big Give, which raised $472,000 in 24 hours of online giving for charities throughout the state of Nevada.
Throughout the day, visitors, community leaders and local celebrities stopped by the Nevada’s Big Give headquarters in the upstairs room at Cabo Wabo Cantina and made donations and personal contributions to the campaign and their favorite charity. Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller, State Senators Mike Roberson and Ruben Kihuen, Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky, comedian Jeff Civillico, Travis Cloer from Jersey Boys, UNLV cheerleaders with the UNLV mascot Hey Reb and cast members from Jabbawockeez and X Burlesque showed their support for the statewide giving campaign.
Throughout the event, the center’s exterior, Strip-side LED screens displayed the total amount of money raised during Nevada’s biggest day of giving. Miracle Mile Shops partnership with Nevada’s Big Give is part of the center’s Caring, Giving, Changing community campaign celebrating a year of change in 2014 through monthly fountain fundraisers, community partnerships and cash and in-kind donations.
Nevada’s Big Give, launched by NevadaGIVES, is a unique, high-visibility promotion of personal giving designed to bring new donors and dollars to nonprofit organizations throughout the state. In the past three years, Nevada’s Big Give has raised more than $1,440,000 for hundreds of deserving organizations in Nevada.
Photo Credit: Adrienne Griffin
Nevada’s Big Give
On April 25th, Nevadans will come together for 24 hours of online giving. From 12 am-11:59 pm, you will have the opportunity to give where you live on one central website www.nvbiggive.org. Find your favorite charitable cause or discover a new cause to support with a secure, online donation, as little as $10. Cash prizes will be awarded to the nonprofits with the highest number of unique donors and the highest dollar amount raised. Keep up with the latest Nevada’s Big Give news on Facebook and Twitter.
NevadaGIVES
Established in 2003, NevadaGIVES is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to increase awareness of philanthropy so more people give back in a way that is meaningful to them. The goal is to build a vibrant, effective and growing philanthropic community that improves the quality of life for all Nevadans, as well as to support volunteerism by serving as an informational resource. For more information about NevadaGIVES, visit www.nevadagives.org.
Cabo Wabo Cantina
Sammy Hagar’s hard rockin’ dining and live music venue combines the laid-back beach-town vibe of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with the excitement of the Las Vegas Strip. Blending coastal Mexican and Tex Mex cuisine, the menu offers a tantalizing mix of flavorful food, killer margaritas and an awesome venue where it is never uncommon to catch the Red Rocker himself jamming out with a live set on stage. Cabo Wabo Cantina opens daily at 8 a.m. More information about Cabo Wabo Cantina is available at www.cabowabocantina.com, by calling 702.385.2226, or follow Cabo Wabo on Twitter and Instagram accounts, @CaboWaboLV, and become a fan on Facebook. For more information about Hagar and his famous Cabo Wabo Tequila, guests may visit www.redrocker.com and www.cabowabo.com.
Miracle Mile Shops
Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is a 1.2 mile retail/entertainment complex at the heart of the famed Las Vegas Strip featuring 170 specialty stores, 15 restaurants and live entertainment venues. The center is home to PBR Rock Bar & Grill, boasting a Strip-side location with excellent food, drinks and bull riding; H&M; Sugar Factory, the sweet shop adored by Hollywood’s hottest celebrities; American clothing line and complete lifestyle brand Original Penguin; Chicago popcorn legend Garrett Popcorn Shops’ only Las Vegas location; GUESS; Urban Outfitters; True Religion Brand Jeans; 15,000-square-foot bar and restaurant Cabo Wabo® Cantina; Las Vegas’ very own Sin City Brewing Co.; Club Tattoo, featuring some of the best tattoo artists and body piercers in the nation; the first House of Hoops by Foot Locker in the city; as well as a multi-million dollar fountain show. Miracle Mile Shops is owned by Tristar Capital and RFR Holding LLC, in conjunction with leasing and marketing consultant Robert K. Futterman & Associates LLC.
Miracle Mile Shops is open 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sunday – Thursday and 10 a.m. – midnight Friday – Saturday. For more information, call (888) 800-8284 or visit www.miraclemileshopslv.com. Keep up with the latest Miracle Mile Shops news via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.