Forum will help connect volunteers with Las Vegas nonprofits

By Shea Johnson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

November 28, 2018 - 3:34 pm

Updated November 29, 2018 - 2:17 pm

Councilman Bob Coffin speaks at Las Vegas City Hall Council Chambers, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Coffin and the Latino Network of Southern Nevada will host a networking workshop next week to teach community members how to volunteer and get involved with local nonprofit agencies.

The forum is scheduled 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 7 at the East Las Vegas Community Center, located at 250 N. Eastern Ave.

Speakers are expected to include education, nonprofit and governmental executives.

Advance registration is not required. On-site registration begins at 8 a.m. Dec. 7. Call 702-229-6242 for more information.

Contact Shea Johnson at sjohnson@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0272. Follow @Shea_LVRJ on Twitter.

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