Meet Our Heroes
The Heroes of Every Mind Matters(TM), a program of the Albee Aryel Foundation, are the kind, generous people who donated to support our Fellows and who told us they believe in Every Mind Matters’ ability to make a difference in our community.
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve headlined our first fundraiser in August 2022, and threw her support to our Fellows. She personally donated $1,000.00 and encouraged others to donate to the foundation. We are grateful for her confidence in the Foundation and our Fellows.
Heroes who donated at least $100.00 include:
| Duck Pond Investments L.L.C. | $23,000.00 |
| Richard Aryel | $10,000.00 |
| Alan London and Kim Weiss | $8,000.00 |
| George Shoenberger | $3,000.00 |
| Jose Corral | $3,000.00 |
| Nevada State Bank Foundation | $2,500.00 |
| Reno City Council | $2,000.00 |
| Joe Mama’s Kitchen and Bar | $1,355.00 |
| United Studios of Self Defense – Caughlin Ranch | $1,000.00 |
| Hillary Schieve | $1,000.00 |
| Merrilyn Martin Charitable Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Adi Shmueli, Ph.D. | $1,000.00 |
| Shireen Rivera | $1,000.00 |
| Washoe County Commission | $1,000.00 |
| Karen J. Lamp, Esq. | $500.00 |
| Devon Reese, Esq. | $1,500.00 |
| Sara Shatford Layne | $500.00 |
| Ben Galles | $550.00 |
| Gillian Vapnek | $250.00 |
| Beth Smith | $250.00 |
| Sara Shatford Layne | $250.00 |
| Gerardo Rodriguez, M.D. | $200.00 |
| David Scott | $200.00 |
| George Foster | $200.00 |
| Craig Seidel | $150.00 |
| Jafeth Salido-Sanchez PhD | $400.00 |
| Elaine Kellerman | $150.00 |
| Johnny’s Restaurant Group | $150.00 |
| Michael Keating | $100.00 |
Many other donors gave in smaller amounts; we are grateful to them as well.