2026 Pink Scarf Honorees

3/28/2026

Uallet is a leading financial and cash advance technology company. 

Uallet pride themselves in being highly accessible to gig workers across Las Vegas and providing them with financial services.

4/11/2026

Kiss My Paws is a non-profit organization that rescues animals off the streets who are abandoned and are no longer wanted, placing them in homes where they never have to suffer again. 

4/25/2026

Renzell Roque, known professionally as Renz, is a Filipino American artist from Glendale Heights, Illinois. Renz blends his professional dance background with musical production, songwriting, singing, rapping, and performance.

5/2/2026

Since taking over as head coach of the UNLV Women’s Basketball program, Lindy La Rocque has: won the Mountain West Coach of the Year Award three times, won four consecutive Mountain West Regular Season Conference titles, three consecutive Mountain West Tournament titles, four straight post-season appearances (three of them being the NCAA tournament), and five straight seasons with 20+ wins.

5/23/2026

Naiche Castro is a proud Chamorro community leader, club DJ, iHeart Radio personality, nightlife promoter, youth football coach, and emcee for the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. He’s also a festival producer behind major community events, including the Pure Aloha Festival and the Southern Nevada State Fair.

“Cheech” Castro’s family first arrived in Las Vegas in 1972 from the Northern Mariana Islands.

5/30/2026

Spruce and Aviator are the Las Vegas Aviators mascots. They’re always present in community events and baseball games, building bridges with the Las Vegas community.

6/6/2026

Working with Nevada Donor Network has allowed Adriana to focus on improving healthcare in Southern Nevada through organ, eye, and tissue donation.

6/20/2026

Since its charter in 1928, the NAACP Las Vegas chapter has been at the vanguard of advancing civil rights in Southern Nevada, leading the charge to desegregate the Las Vegas Strip, getting body cameras on Metro police officers, and passing state laws to protect and expand voting rights. 

7/4/2026

TJ Henderson is the President and Founder of Veteran Social Club, whose mission is to combat veteran isolation by rebuilding connection, belonging, and purpose that service once provided.

Italia Villalba Chaparro is an airman first class who is stationed at Nellis Air Force Base.

8/1/2026

Gustavo Arellano is the Vice President of Sales Development and Strategy for the Las Vegas Aces.

8/5/2026

Davin Kitis has been serving AMR and the Vegas community for five years and will be making the transition to a new career in the Las Vegas Metro Police Department.

Jeremy McKillips has been providing exceptional clinical service for the last two years.

8/29/2026

Bud provides leadership and direction at CCWRD, helping connect individuals in all different areas of expertise. He works with district leadership to identify opportunities, solve problems, and ensure Strategic Services is providing the best customer support.

Bud also serves as the face for CCWRD to the media, elected officials, and other community organizations.

9/19/2026

Maria “Maite” Salazar is the recipient of the 2026 Capriotti’s Hispanic Heritage Night Most Impactful Award. Maite is an entrepreneur, program strategist, and civic leader with more than 25 years of experience strengthening businesses, leaders, and communities. She serves as VP of Special Projects and a member of the Board of Directors of the Latin Chamber of Commerce – Nevada.

Estefania Chavarria is a Las Vegas-based artist and founder of Con Ganas Collective, where she creates bold, colorful artwork inspired by Latin traditions and her Guatemalan roots.

8/15/2026

Dustin has been a season ticket holder with the Lights for the last three seasons. He and his family are in the stands almost every home match, and even some away trips.

9/5/2026

Known as “The Future of Flight,” Ricochet is an international wrestling sensation, securing titles in multiple professional wrestling leagues and the independent circuit over his twenty-three year career, most recently capturing the inaugural AEW National Championship.