A local organization called 39 North wants torevitalize Sparks and the downtown Victorian Square.
As a part of the group's latest efforts, they're collaborating with the Nugget to raise funds for the 4th of July Star Spangled Sparks firework show.
39 North, along with some of the bars in Victorian Square, are giving back by starting a Go Fund Me page for the annual event.
Angela Handler is on the 39 North board of directors and she says it’s time for the community to give back. She says because the event is always free, there's a financial burden on the Nugget every year.
“The Nugget has been so gracious to put on such a huge event like this, it's a big undertaking and we just kind of felt the need to kind of step in and help out when we see a huge family friendly event down here, we don't want to let it go,” says Handler.
Star Spangled Sparks is the biggest 4th of July firework show in the Reno-Sparks area every year.
Through the years, the community’s monetary support for the event has gone down, and expenses for the show have gone up.
This is why Lisa Jansen, Director of Special Events at the Nugget, is hopeful that with the help of 39 North, enough funds can be raised to provide the kind of firework show that the community deserves.
"This is our 17th year and there are families that have come every year and so if we lost it, it would definitely be sad, but we will have it no matter what this year, we just really would like the communities support," says Jansen.
People who want to donate can go to gofundme.com/starspangledsparks
Jansen says if the Go Fund Me page can raise $150,000, the Nugget will have a firework show on both Sunday July 3rd and also July 4th.
