Summerlin event benefits women's shelter

The Women's Club of Summerlin recently held its eighth annual fund-raising luncheon at JW Marriott Las Vegas, raising more than $25,000 for the Shade Tree shelter, Southern Nevada's only 24-hour accessible shelter for women and children.

"There is something about the fight against domestic violence and homelessness that tugs at our heartstrings," said Judi Booe, the club's first vice president. "It is more prevalent in our society than many of us realize. Every year, we vote on the organizations we would like to serve, and Shade Tree always ranks at the top."

During the past six years, the club has donated proceeds from the annual event totaling more than $130,000 to the shelter.

The donations have had a major impact on the services provided at the shelter, according to Peggy Hausler, development manager for Shade Tree.

"Thanks to the generosity of the Women's Club of Summerlin, we have been able to expand our job development program, our services for victims of violence, and our child development services," she said.

The shelter served more than 67,000 women and children in 2002.

"Throughout the years, the Women's Club of Summerlin and Shade Tree have formed a sisterhood," Hausler said.

This year's luncheon attracted more than 350 guests, the largest group since the event's inception. More than 180 local companies made donations.

"The community support was overwhelming," Hausler said. "It was great to see so many people come together to help the less fortunate."

The club, a nonprofit organization, is one of many social, educational, recreational and charitable organizations that operate within the Summerlin master-planned community. Other benefactors include the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.

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