Carson business owner wins Reno Tahoe Young Professionals Network award
Carson City business owner, Monica Pappas of Fingerprinting Express, was honored by the Reno Tahoe Young Professionals Network’s Twenty Under 40 awards for exceptional leadership Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Peppermill Casino and Resort in Reno.
“I care about Nevada’s residents and its future, which is why I got involved in Volunteers of America of Northern Nevada,” she said. “I am so honored to receive this award tonight because I hope to inspire people to give a hand up.”
Pappas was one of 155 northern Nevada business professionals nominated and one of 20 award recipients. According to the YPN website, judges look for strong achievement in all of the following areas: professional accomplishments, leadership and community involvement.
Pappas served as the chair for the Volunteers of America backpack drive this fall, collecting over 1,000 backpacks for northern Nevada children in transition – children who do not have a stable night time residence. Through community donations, Pappas said hundreds of children were able to select a brand new backpack filled with school supplies.
Children in transition are near and dear to Pappas’ heart, having experienced hardship herself as a child. Fingerprinting Express is a collection site for the Carson City School District’s McKinney Vento Center coat drive for students in need of warm winter gear.
“Homelessness is not always a choice,” Pappas said. “Take a tour of Volunteers of America’s facilities for homeless families. It will change the way you look at what is good in your life and how you can share that with someone who really needs a helping hand.”
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