FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- Started in 2021, the Gilles-Sweet Elementary School Food Pantry annually provides hundreds of meals to students and families in need.

With the holiday season looming, the school’s PTA has scheduled a fun fundraising casino night.

“Play Big, Give Back!” takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Gemini Center.

“In the past, we put out an Amazon wish list where people purchased things that were sent to the school,” Gilles-Sweet Elementary School PTA President Shannon Wahl said. “So food-wise, it was just kind of whatever was donated.

“With the casino night, it’s having some monetary backing that really lets us sustain the program and allow regular meals to go home.”

The evening features table games (blackjack, three-card poker, roulette and craps), a Chinese r

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