Soroptimist International is an international women's organization that is devoted to providing social and economic empowerment opportunities to women and girls throughout the world. It provides various activities and grants that help women and girls gain access to education and training to improve their lives. Regional chapters such as the Henderson/Green Valley chapter work to provide opportunities at the local level.

Rabbi Mendy Harlig was born and raised in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. He was ordained as a rabbi in 1996. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1998. Rabbi Mendy Harlig is the spiritual leader of the Chabad of Green Valley, later renamed Chabad of Henderson. He was introduced to the Las Vegas community in 1990 by his brother Rabbi Shea Harlig. Hasidic Judaism has surrounded Mendy since his youth in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. He seemed destined to become a Chabad rabbi.