AT&T Pioneers - Silver State Chapter 101

01/14/2026

12/18/2025 and 12/19/2025 The Silver State Pioneers spread Christmas cheer with Santa Sack deliveries to the Reno Sparks Indian Colony Head Start kids. Big thanks to project lead, Jackie B, for delivering 59 Santa Sacks to 2 locations for Head Start. Many thanks to the 35 volunteers (18 active employees and 17 Life Members/Friends&Family) for their kindness and generosity in shopping and filling these sacks bringing joy to many children. The Annual Holiday Santa Sacks project was a success once again with a total of 90 Santa Sacks delivered to 2 different organizations!

12/30/2025

A few of our Silver State Pioneer board members participated in this amazing laptop giveaway in Virginia City, NV. AT&T employees also participated in the laptop distribution in Las Vegas at the GIVE JOY event on the same day. It was wonderful to be part of this special day for foster kids and their families! 🎄

12/23/2025

Yesterday, Santa 🎅 and his elf visited Rosewood Rehabilitation Center delivering 58 Christmas gifts to seniors! 🎁 Lots of joy and smiling faces from seniors, staff and volunteers. Big thanks to 26 active employees and Life Members for adopting seniors and making this season so special. 🎄 Thanks to project leads Sheryl Stopper and Jackie Boyden for making this happen each year! The Silver State Pioneers has lead this project for over 45 years at this same location!

12/22/2025

620 pairs of socks delivered to CASA of Carson City on Friday, December 19, 2025! Big thanks to Life Member, Sheryl, for working with CASA of Carson City and purchasing additional socks using proceeds from the recent Silver State Mini Golf Tournament! Suzanne was able to deliver these much needed socks to Executive Director, Melanie McCormick, during a very busy time of year. We were able to get a photo of Sheryl along with Quil and Suzanne in early December. The Silver State Pioneers are grateful for the opportunity to donate socks to this great organization helping so many children in the local community! Happy Holidays! 🎄

12/19/2025

Yesterday, Life Member Pioneers Jackie Boyden and Kris Wells made a special delivery of 31 Santa Sacks to STEP2! 🎅 Thank you to the many volunteers who adopted Santa Sacks for Step2 kids filling the sacks with basic needs and wish list items making this a special holiday season for the children! 🎁 Big thanks to project lead, Jackie B., and helper elf, Suzanne V, for making sure all the Santa Sacks are adopted and picked up.

Several decades ago, the Silver State Pioneers started this project handmaking Santa Stockings and moved to larger bags several years ago. Over the years, hundreds of Santa stockings and Santa Sacks have been delivered to kids in the community! 🎄

12/18/2025

It was a magical day at the 3rd Annual Christmas on the Comstock event hosted by RennerVation Foundation on December 13, 2025!🎄Nearly 500 foster youth along with their families had a fun filled day in Virginia City with holiday trains, visits with Santa, opportunities with Jeremy Renner, gift distribution, robots, lights parade, drone show and more! Amazing staff, volunteers, sponsors and donors made this all possible! The Silver State Pioneers are grateful for the opportunities to help with pre-event preparations such as decorating, providing 500 treat bags, shopping bags and volunteering on event day along with so many other wonderful volunteers! On the same day, Pioneers and other AT&T volunteers also assisted with a special laptop distribution by AT&T and Human-I-T in Las Vegas and Virginia City. Many participants were surprised to be given laptops! AT&T’s nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide. Overall an awesome holiday event!

12/11/2025

Great Community Event!

If you are unable to make it to the Christmas Drive By Food and Fund Drive, feel free to drop off food at these locations. Volunteers will be picking up and delivering barrels to the Grand Sierra Resort on Friday, 12/12/2025-

The Copper Sage – 137 Vassar St Reno NV 89502

Biggest Little Learning Center - 7510 Longley Ln Ste 103 Reno NV 89511

AT&T Retail - 75 Damonte Ranch Pkwy Reno NV 89511

AT&T Retail - 1274 E Plumb Ln Reno NV 89502

AT&T Retail - 279 Los Altos Pkwy Sparks NV 89436

Healing One – 560 E Plumb Lane, Reno, NV 89502

For 33 years, northern Nevada has shown up with heart for the annual Share Your Christmas Drive-By Food and Fund Drive. But this year, the need is greater than ever. So, we’re asking our community to rise to the challenge like never before.

12/07/2025

It’s truly been a season of giving!🎄We are grateful to all our volunteers who donated stuffed animals for our Teddy Bear Project! 🧸 Again, Big Thanks to Danielle Pyszczynski for being the project lead and making this project happen!

A total of 84 stuffed animals including 31 Hug-A-Bears made by our Pioneer Life Members were donated to Safe Embrace. Danielle also purchased and donated youth undergarments using proceeds from our recent Longboards restaurant fundraiser! ❤️

Thank you to the incredibly generous AT&T Pioneers - Silver State Chapter 101s for their wonderful donation of 80 teddy bears to Safe Embrace! 💜 These bears bring comfort and a much-needed sense of security to the children and families we serve. Your kindness truly makes a difference in their lives during a difficult time. Thank you for being champions of our community! 🧸✨

12/04/2025

11/1/2025 Silver State Pioneers Mini Golf Tournament at the Coconut Bowl. ⛳️ 40 mini golfers participated at this fun event with sock donations and raffle to benefit CASA of Carson City! 🧦 Participants also enjoyed unlimited access to attractions at the Coconut Bowl for the rest of the day. Big thanks to David Collier for leading this event. Thanks to Sheryl and Jackie for helping with prizes and check in.

Mini Golf Winners 🏆
1st Place - Ray B.
2nd Place - Randy P.
3rd Place - Kim C.
Grand Raffle Prize - Martha H.

12/02/2025

Thank you for your support of the Pioneers this Giving Tuesday. We appreciate your support by volunteering and/or donating to the many projects throughout the United States and Canada!

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Thank you for your continued support of the Pioneers!

Whether you volunteer your time, make a donation, or both, your commitment is truly appreciated. Because of you, Pioneers across the USA and Canada continue to participate in hundreds of projects and donate thousands of hours annually to serve our communities.

SOME PIONEER PROJECTS – Your Support in Action
Franklin, Tennessee … collected bottle caps for recycled benches
Birmingham, Alabama … Soles for Soul shoe drive to support the homeless
Fort Worth, Texas … hygiene kits for abuse victims
San Diego, California … beach clean-up
In many cities across the country … Wreaths Across America, the Dictionary Project, Hug-A-Bears, and more!

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