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Las Vegas Police Department Helping Underserved Kids This Halloween

Author Wendy Rush

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is going above and beyond this Halloween for our local kids.

Through their LVMPD Foundation, first responders in Las Vegas have launched a campaign to collect funds and candy from the local community. Which they will use to help underserved kids in Southern Nevada have a better Halloween. Metro officers will distribute the candy at 22 Fall Festivals and Trick-or-Treat festivities around the Vegas valley this Halloween season. Each respective area’s Area Command will select the families in each underserved neighborhoods that will participate.

A female LVMPD officer puts candy in the bag of a child dressed up for Halloween. They are surrounded by other kids in costume.

About the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation.

The LVMPD Foundation is a nonprofit organization in Clark County that has been helping the local community since 1999. One of their main goals is to raise funds to support the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s many programs. Including hundreds of community engagement initiatives that build relationships between local communities and the law enforcement who serve them.

The Halloween candy giveaway is one such initiative that helps to forge these stronger relationships in the Las Vegas community. With positive interaction with local law enforcement, it is hoped that trust between these officers and community members grows. The Foundation believes these interactions contribute to increased communication between communities and law enforcement. And that it leads to more residents contributing to crime prevention efforts in their neighborhood.

How to help Las Vegas kids through the LVMPD Foundation.

The LMVPD Foundation is inviting the local community to help in their efforts by donating Halloween candy. They have an Amazon Wishlist that makes it easy to do so. Participants can also help by donating funds on the LMVPD website.

A male LVMPD officer in uniform helps kids get candy from the trunk of his police cruiser, which is decorated in Halloween decor.

There are also many other ways to help the Foundation achieve their goals for the community. Including joining their 100 Club, participating in their Good Ticket program, and many more opportunities. Details about all the Foundation’s programs and initiatives can be found at lvmpdfoundation.org.

Happy Halloween!

– Wendy Rush, 96.3 KKLZ

Wendy Rush is the midday host on one of Vegas's top stations, 96.3 KKLZ. She has been with the station for ten years and comes with a diverse career background. In addition to being a radio host, Wendy has lived the Vegas life as an entertainer. She has been a celebrity impersonator, rock band singer, and improv comedian. As a content creator for 96.3 KKLZ, Wendy writes about music, celebrities, mental health and wellness, and life as a Las Vegas local.

The 5 Best 'Halloween' Movies To Watch With Kids

During this Halloween season, we would like to suggest a few scary movies you can actually watch with the kids. But before we get to that, we have to mention that there is one movie out there that is actually making people sick and pass out in the theaters!

It’s a movie that everyone is talking about all over social media! In fact,  The Mike & Carla Morning Show brought it up this morning…the movie is “Terrifier 2” and according to those that have seen it, it’s making people vomit and some even pass out in the theater! Now The M&C Morning Show might have found out why people are reacting to this movie as they are…and it might not have anything to do with the flick itself!

Halloween Movies Kids Can Watch!

However, if you are looking for a few “kid-friendly” Halloween movies for the kids this year, The Hollywood Reporter put together a list of 23 movies you might want to plan on watching with the kids! Now some you have probably seen before, but they never get old and being that time of the year, they just seem better and more fun to watch!

Now some of the titles that are still relevant, but didn’t make the Top 5…we’re talking about movies like “Casper” from 1995 that finally hit the big screen after being a Saturday morning cartoon for how long? “Gremlins” is always a good one to plug in for the kids…we mean what can be that scary when it’s about little furry characters? If this one is not already on your list, it should be, “The Nightmare Before Christmas”!

“Monsters Inc.” and “Hotel Transylvania” also made the list of 23, and being animated greats, both should be on your list to watch. These are all movies that you can watch with your kids and have a great time with…but let’s get to it, what made it into the Top 5?

After listening to the segment highlighting the one movie making everyone sick and pass out, then scroll down to see what Halloween movies made the Top 5 to watch…and enjoy!

  • #5 GHOSTBUSTERS

    Has to be one of the all time best movies to watch during Halloween or not…the original came out in 1984 with an all-star cast and is still a fun movie to watch with the entire family!

  • #4 HALLOWEENTOWN

    It’s a Disney, so you know right off the bat its meant for the entire family and always a good one to watch during Halloween with the family…coming in at #4 on the list!

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  • #3 THE ADDAMS FAMILY

    You might have to explain this one to the kids, but it’s worth it! Great cast, a lot of fun to watch and although the kids will like it, there are enough lines in this to keep the adults interested…coming in at #3!

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    Posted by The Addams Family on Friday, November 26, 2021

  • #2 BEETLEJUICE

    Such a great movie that could have been easily #1 on this list…once again, like the other movies, a great cast, lots of fun to watch and such memorable lines and scenes in this classic! Surely that’s why it comes in at #2!

    Happy birthday to the host with the most, Michael Keaton!

    Posted by Beetlejuice on Sunday, September 5, 2021

  • #1 HOCUS POCUS

    There is a reason this movie continues to be a cult classic that every kid should see! With all the recent hype of “Hocus Pocu 2”, you really need to see this one first and you will not regret it…that’s why families watch it over and over again each year at about this time!

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    Posted by Hocus Pocus on Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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