Oakland A’s Helping Show Las Vegas Families Love For Thanksgiving

The Athletics baseball team has announced a partnership with a local nonprofit this Thanksgiving. They will be helping the Just One Project feed insecure families for the holiday season. The Just One Project serves food to more than 17,000 Southern Nevadans every month. They do it, in part, through their Pop Up & Give mobile distribution trucks. Which bring fresh produce and pantry essentials to at-risk communities in Southern Nevada. They also have a community market that is open to those who are food insecure.

The Just One Project also offers wrap around services to Las Vegas families in need. Including self-development programs like English proficiency and financial literacy classes. They provide homeless prevention and rapid rehousing to those who are homeless or at-risk of being so. And they run the Camp Just One and Leadership Academy for Southern Nevada's youth. Get more information about the Just One Project here.

The team has partnered with the Just One Project to provide full Thanksgiving meals for local families. Including turkey and many side dishes. The meals will be distributed to 200 pre-selected food insecure families in Southern Nevada on November 17. Volunteers will be on site to serve the food.

According to Feeding America, Nevada ranked eighth in the country among states with the highest food insecurity rates. And the Just One Project is working to help lower those numbers through their various programs. They follow a farmer's market model. Which provides clients with recipe cards and invites them to shop at the community market for the fresh produce needed to create the recipe.

MLB owners voted unanimously on November 16, 2023 to move The Athletics from Oakland to Las Vegas. And we have to say the team is already making a good impression on Nevada.

-Wendy Rush, 96.3KKLZ

Well, Turkey Day is officially upon us. Because this year is moving faster than a toupee on a windy day (have to give credit to Carla Rea on that one...I'm not that funny). Everyone knows there are a ton of movies to get us into the Christmas spirit. But what about the Thanksgiving spirit? Why is Thanksgiving the wind beneath Christmas's wings? The little sister that doesn't get the good grades? We decided we're kind of fed up (pun intended...okay that pun was mine, but only if you laughed...if not, it was Carla's too) with Thanksgiving getting the shaft when it comes to holiday cheer.

So we want to get into the Thanksgiving spirit this year. After all, Thanksgiving is the one who actually kicks off the holiday. Sit down, Halloween...we're not talking about you. And, believe it or not, there actually are movies dedicated to, or set in, this underrated season. So before you start watching all those Christmas Stories, those Home Alones, those Miracle on 34th Streets, let's take a step back and pay homage to Turkey Day.

We've made a list of such movies. Our favorites from mentalfloss.com. Seven movies for the seven days of Thanksgiving. Yes, I just made that a thing. Will it stick? Probably not. But, unlike my quasi-clever quips, these movies do have staying power. There's some classics in there, some romance, some comedy, a cartoon, one REALLY classic classic...basically a little something for everyone.

Come Friday, Thanksgiving will be lost again in the snowy shadow of Christmas. So this weekend and next week I invite you to curl up on the sofa with your loved-ones and your turkey snacks and get into the holiday spirit with these Thanksgiving movies. Just like the pilgrims did (I'm also not a history teacher). 

–Wendy Rush, 96.3KKLZ Las Vegas

A family-friendly flick that involves a lively speech from Wednesday about the First Thanksgiving and the injustices done to the Native Americans.

This movie follows Steve Martin's character as he tries to make it home in time for Thanksgiving. Comedy at its finest.

Speaking of comedy, join Charlie Chaplin in this classic movie while he's preparing a Thanksgiving dinner.

Obvious choice, as this romantic comedy takes place during Thanksgiving.

Bring the kiddos around the TV for this one. Make sure you have some toast, popcorn and jelly beans handy so they can have Thanksgiving, Snoopy-style.

A new dark comedy portraying three generations of family trying to come together during Thanksgiving.

And yet another dysfunctional family trying to do Thanksgiving together.

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