A food drive organized by Humana Guidance Centers netted 400 pounds of food for seniors near the Thanksgiving holiday.

The centers in Henderson and Summerlin collected the of food to benefit Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides assistive services to senior citizens in Southern Nevada. 

The food items were collected inside the Valley’s two Guidance Centers: 1000 N. Green Valley Parkway in Henderson and 8975 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas. Helping Hands of Vegas Valley picked up the food on Nov. 22 and distributed it to seniors across the Valley for the Thanksgiving holiday.

A local baseball team hopes to make it to a top tournament next summer but they need the community’s help to do it.

The Nevada Wildcats is holding a raffle fundraiser Saturday at the Albertson’s store at Stephanie and Horizon Ridge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $5 or five tickets for $20. Prizes include an Apple IPAD 2, a Playstation 3 with Blu-ray, a round of golf for four at Anthem Country Club, a two night stay at the M Resort plus several dining gift certificates.

The Nevada Wildcats are in the 10-year-old division. They have already played in tournaments in California and Arizona. Now, they are hoping to go even further and play in the USSSA Elite World Series in Florida. The top 32 baseball teams in the country are invited to the tournament.

Spread the Word Nevada is excited to announce their campaign on G-Team Las Vegas, Groupon’s philanthropic arm.

Each week, G-Team features a local campaign that enables Groupon followers to do good, have fun, and make a real impact in their community. From Tuesday to Thursday, the Spread the Word Nevada G-Team campaign will raise money and increase awareness about its children's literacy programs. Spread the Word Nevada has been providing books and literacy services to the low-income youth in Southern Nevada and the Clark County School District since 2001.