Fundraiser to benefit Truckee organizations

The Tahoe Donner Giving Fund will host its fourth annual dinner and silent auction on July 11 at 6pm at the Pavilion Tent at the Lodge Restaurant & Pub.

Proceeds from the event funds fall grants supporting local nonprofits in the greater Truckee area and scholarships to community high school graduates.   

Graham Kent will be the guest speaker. Kent is the founder of AlertTahoe, a system of cameras streaming real-time images to firefighters, other emergency personnel, and the public. He is also the director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering at UNR.

Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased online.