Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español.

Thanksgiving came early for dozens of families at an east Las Vegas elementary school.

Through generous donations and coordinated community efforts, volunteers last week distributed food baskets to 51 families at Walter V. Long Elementary School. Each basket contained enough food to help them celebrate today and carry them through the extended holiday season ahead.

A mother named Jessica said she wasn’t expecting to be chosen for a donation. A volunteer helped her load the food and other provisions for her family of five into her car as she buckled in her energetic son, a Long pre-kindergarten student, after picking him up from school.

She said that during these times of widespread economic challenges, the donation was appreciated

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