A partnership between the school district and local vendors helps young ladies find a dress for the big night.

Dolled up in a short pink floral dress, Erica Magallon made walking a runway look easy Saturday afternoon at the Fashion Show mall when she showed off her prom dress for the first time. “It’s like I’ve been doing it forever,” said Magallon, the 18-year-old Desert Pines High School senior’s first time on the catwalk.

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The community will be coming together Wednesday and Thursday to help homeless veterans. The annual Veterans Stand Down event will take place at the East Las Vegas Senior Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Avenue. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., both days.

U.S. VETS is sponsoring the event. It offers the men and women who served but are now homeless a chance to get the resources they need to get back on their feet. Local nonprofits which offer both temporary and long-term help will be there. Representatives from Veterans Affairs will be there along with people from the legal system. Staff members from the offices of Nevada’s Congressional delegation will be there to help veterans get their military records.

The event is not just about getting services. Veterans will also be able to get showers, hair cuts and hygiene items from Goodwill.

Kids at one southern Nevada elementary school got an early holiday thanks to the generosity of  the Las Vegas Hospitality Association.

The organization delivered more than 200 bags of gifts to Manuel J. Cortez Elementary School Thursday for their annual Bags of Cheer event. The bags were customized for the children with shoes, shirts, toothbrushes, and other holiday goodies. This is the third year in a row that the tourism industry group has stepped in to help kids at the school.

The group worked with the teachers and staff at the school to make sure the kids who needed help were on the list. This year the LVHA added a party that included face painting, balloon sculptures and, of course, a visit from Santa Claus.

“For some of these students, this is the only Christmas gifts they receive,” LVHA president J.J. Wills said.