Las Vegas’ Convoy of Hope delivers food, services to people in need — PHOTOS

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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People carry boxes full of groceries and fixings for a Thanksgiving meal provided by the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event, at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Abraham Anguianl, left, and Ella Sisomphou, Convoy of Hope volunteers, pass out egg cartons at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Renee Green receives a turkey from a Convoy of Hope volunteer at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Bags of potatoes and onions are stacked in preparation to hand out at the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Laura Badillo chooses free glasses frames during the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Destiny Donovan, 5, gets her eyes checked during the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Jovanni Galvez, 14, receives a free haircut during the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Chace Thomas, 13, receives a free haircut during the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Elijah Lozada, 9, left, Lorenzo Lozada, 9, and Wendy Lozada get a family photo taken with Santa during the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Kids get their faces painted in the Kid Zone during the Convoy of Hopeճ community outreach event which the Las Vegas police department partnered with Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

The Green family stacks their eggs on top of their groceries at the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event at 3900 E. Bonanza Road, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @ELIPAGEPHOTO

Volunteers delivered hope Saturday in the form of groceries and services to thousands of people Saturday during the Convoy of Hope Las Vegas Community Event.

The collaborative effort involved not only Springfield, Missouri-based Convoy but also local partners, including Three Square, the Salvation Army, Las Vegas Rescue Mission, the Metropolitan Police Department, businesses, government agencies, churches and nonprofit groups.

In addition to providing free groceries and Thanksgiving turkeys, the event offered veterans services, haircuts, mammograms, cancer check-ups and other community services. Before the event, organizers had estimated as many as 10,000 people would attend.