Nevada Save Mart stores banded together and presented the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northern Nevada a C.A.R.E.S. Foundation grant of $5,000!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada helps children realize their potential and build their futures by nurturing and strengthen children and their communities. The organization also aims to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada is a first time recipient of a C.A.R.E.S. Foundation grant and funds will go towards assisting their general mentoring services.

CARES stands for Community, Arts, Recreation, Education and Sports and focuses on improving lives under these categories. The Save Mart Companies C.A.R.E.S. Foundation donated more than $300,000 last year to nearly three dozen organizations in California and Northern Nevada. For more information, please visit www.SaveMart.com, under the Community tab.