Community Corner
🌱 Donations For Refugees + EDC Festival's Lack Of Amenities
Your five-minute guide to everything worth knowing today in Las Vegas.
Morning, people of Las Vegas! Rachel Kilimnik here with today's Las Vegas Daily.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and nice. High: 77 Low: 56.
Here are the top stories today in Las Vegas:
- A group of former military interpreters and veterans are hosting a donation drive. Friday and Saturday, the public can drop off basic necessities for Afghan refugees. Items being collected are: wash cloths, towels, underwear, pillows, toothpaste and soap. Las Vegas nonprofit, Freedom Support Alliance was formed by "HK" who was born and raised in Afghanistan before he became an interpreter for U.S. Special Forces. Now his organization is trying to help thousands of Afghan refugees who did make it out. (FOX5 Las Vegas)
- Electric Daisy Carnival campers are upset with the festival organizers after they paid thousands of dollars for amenities they didn't receive. Concertgoers said EDC initially listed air conditioning units on their website, but they received emails from the festival, after arriving, saying they would not be installed because of mild weather conditions. Running water was also not available when concertgoers arrived. Both amenities were guaranteed in the cost to attend the festival. (FOX5 Las Vegas)
- Due to COVID-19, many blood drives have been canceled throughout Nevada and nationally. Vitalant is in desperate need of Type O blood, which is the "most transfused blood type and is vital to helping patients in emergencies." (KTNV Las Vegas)
- Retired Las Vegas City Attorney Brad Jerbic is seeking to develop quality, affordable housing in the Las Vegas Valley. (KNPR)
- Supply chain disruptions are not only impacting big box stores but also local small businesses. Local Las Vegas retailers have been struggling to meet the demand with the peak holiday shopping season just weeks away. (KTNV Las Vegas)
Today in Las Vegas:
- Las Vegas Book Festival - 5th Avenue School (9:00 AM)
- Vitalant Blood Drive - Centennial Hills Library (11:00 AM)
- Music & Movement - Sahara West Library (11:00 AM)
- Vitalant Community Blood Drive - Sahara West Library (11:00 AM)
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— Rachel Kilimnik
About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.