March 28. South Point, Las Vegas. One night a year the dirt crew trades work boots for black WHIN shirts and fills a ballroom.
The 2026 banquet was the big one. Live auction. Silent auction. Mystery Safe. Balloon Pop. Guns, hunts, and gear lined every table. Our volunteer crew set it all up, ran the games, and tore it down after.
Kate Stoker led the planning. The board, our members, and a pile of first-time volunteers carried it the rest of the way. Sponsors and donors stepped up again.
Here is why it matters. Every dollar raised that night stays in Nevada. It buys the tanks and pipe for guzzlers that water mule deer, bighorn, chukar and quail. It feeds the crews who build them. It puts kids in a duck blind and on a fishing pond. The banquet pays for the work you see on this page all year.
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket, raised a paddle, or hauled a table.
Next year is the 35th. Save a seat.
WHIN is a volunteer-run Nevada conservation nonprofit. Every dollar stays in Nevada. Join at whinlv.org/membership. Donate at whinlv.org/donation. Want in on the next one? Email Whin@whinlv.org or call 702-449-2560.