November Hope Notes - Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

Winter 2014
A look at what’s happening at
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
Community Support
Hope Notes
Serenity has
been visiting
our food
pantry with
her grandmother
for three years
and is thankful
for this donation
allowing them
to celebrate this
Thanksgiving!
As we enter the heart of the Holiday Season, we
would like to give sincere thanks to all the individuals,
parishes, churches, schools, community partners,
businesses, and volunteers. Through your time,
dedication, and generous donations, we gave
thousands of families in need a holiday to remember.
We couldn’t have done it without your help!
“I am very grateful,
because I am on a
fixed income and trying
to support my family,”
Marcus said. “We would
not have a turkey
without your help.
I appreciate it dearly.”
Big Thank you to South Point
Hotel and Casino for donating
1,000 turkeys!
BIG thank you to MassMedia Marketing
for hosting their 4th Annual Feeding
the Masses Food Drive they collected 4,500
pounds to help families in need.
Special thanks to St. Joseph
Husband of Mary for hosting
a turkey and food drive.
St. Thomas
More Catholic
Community
collected 2,500
jars of turkey
gravy and
oatmeal!
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Mayor Goodman joined Three Square Food
Bank in honoring Catholic Charities as
Agency Partner of the Year!
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
St. Andrew Catholic
Community collected 1,000
pounds of green beans!
Special thanks to St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton Catholic Church for
their annual Thanksgiving food
drive to include staple items like
peanut butter to allow Angel to
pick out his favorite!
Giving Help and Giving Hope
Turkey Pardon
Mock Interviews
Deacon Thomas Roberts performed
a turkey pardon for Rufus, special
thanks to Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary.
Special thanks to Hudson Las Vegas
Joint Venture for donating hundreds
of valuable items, headphones and
eye glasses for men in our work
program
and our
senior
clients!
Special thanks to
the Sands Expo
for donating
delicious food to provide for our Community Meal and Meals On Wheels.
Thanksgiving Extravaganza
Turkeys On Tow Trucks
On November 25, the Excalibur & Luxor
Hotel and Casinos carried out a 24 year
tradition by preparing and serving a
wonderful meal to our community!
Thanksgiving Day
AAA Nevada
celebrated the
holiday by
donating turkeys
across the country
for their 18th
Annual Turkeys On Tow Trucks
campaign. Thanks to partners like
Three Square, AAA was able to
donate 252 turkeys!
Project Homeless Connect
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Restaurateur Elizabeth Blau
& Chef Kim Canteenwalla lent
their expertise in the kitchen!
Your generosity allows
those with no place
else to go, the chance
to celebrate!
Special thanks our volunteers,
we could not do it without you!
Catholic Charities
joined hundreds
of agencies in the
valley to provide
services for 2014
Project Homeless
Connect.
Catholic Charities,
Three Square & the
Culinary Academy
of Las Vegas
provided
4,700 meals!
It is never
to late to:
Share the
HELP
Gift of hope
Give &
HOPE
Today
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada | 1501 Las Vegas Boulevard North | Las Vegas, NV 89101 | 702.385.2662 | www.CatholicCharities.com