For the third year in a row, local businesses and schools, in cooperation with service clubs have partnered with the Rotary Club of Truckee to answer an unmet need in the Truckee community: connecting high school students with a broad range of local and regional resources for their lives after high school.

On March 30, the North Tahoe Conference Center at Kings Beach will host 380 high school juniors for a daylong Resource Fair. Students will hear keynote speaker Isabelle Rodriguez and roam 10 stations which the aim to provide valuable information that students need as they enter their senior year. Topics will focus on popular themes such as job trends, service and vocational opportunities, financial aid and career assessment. Sierra College and Sierra Nevada College representatives will also be present to answer questions about career training and educational degree options.

Truckee, Tahoe City and Incline Village Rotary groups, as well as Soroptimist, Optimist and Lions clubs are sponsoring the event. The clubs have partnered with TTSUD and Incline Village High School to provide bus transportation for more than 380 juniors from four area high schools and other private academic institutions. HeyChef of Truckee and the Truckee Police Department is providing a barbecue lunch for the students, and several local businesses have donated raffle prizes.

To donate time or financial assistance, contact any of the local service organizations or the Resource Fair committee members. Amye Cole of the Rotary Club of Truckee may be reached at amyecole@yahoo.com.