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THANKSGIVING

Help needed to stock senior pantry for holiday

Southern Nevada-based Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, www.hhovv.org, a nonprofit organization that provides local seniors with basic needs, is requesting assistance from the community for its annual Thanksgiving baskets.

It is seeking non-perishable food items, as well as gift cards and monetary contributions.

Items needed are: turkey breast or whole chickens (frozen); canned vegetables; canned fruit; canned cranberry sauce; sweet potatoes or yams; boxed stuffing; packaged gravy mix; boxed macaroni & cheese; packaged mashed potatoes.

Donations can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Helping Hands office at 2320 Paseo Del Prado, Bldg. B, No. 112.

The organization is also in need of volunteers to distribute baskets on Nov. 23 and/or Nov. 24.

For more information, call Julia at 633-7264.

HEALTH CARE

Free Web class to cover options for senior care

Home Instead Senior Care will host a free Web conference for family caregivers at 4 p.m. Nov. 19 as part of National Family Caregivers Month.

The web conference, "The Best Care for Your Parents: Senior Care Solutions and Potential Pitfalls," will be co-hosted by Suzanne Mintz, president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit National Family Caregivers Association, and Home Instead Senior Care co-founder and chief executive officer Paul Hogan. The session is designed to help family caregivers plan for their loved ones' care.

According to Home Instead Senior Care research, planning for care is out of sight and out of mind for half of seniors ages 65 to 75 who have not thought about their own future needs. What's more, nearly three-fourths of adult children, when unaided in the survey, could name no more than two of eight options available to seniors who can no longer live independently.

To register for the Web conference, go to www.caregiverstress.com.

FESTIVAL

Celebrate all things pomegranate Nov. 6-7

The pomegranate art festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 6-7 at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Logandale, located 60 miles north of Las Vegas.

The festival celebrates the taste and visual appeal of the fruit, with local artists, performing groups, and live craft and culinary demonstrations.

Admission is free. For information, call 398-7480.

EVENT

Club to host stargazing event Nov. 20

Join the Las Vegas Astronomical Society as it presents stargazing into the night sky at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., from 5 to 7 p.m., Nov. 20. Free with general admission to the Springs Preserve.