Audio and Photo Reporting by Tim Lenard for Our Town Reno
With the holiday season upon us and the chill in the air, Our Town Reno wanted to catch up with our most recurring #heroesofreno, who go above and beyond to help the less fortunate among us, especially local veterans who served our country, but have now fallen on hard times. Multimedia reporter and Reynolds School of Journalism student Tim Lenard recently went to a holiday meal provided by the Mellos at a local Elks Lodge, and returned with these photos and this audio soundscape of the event below.
The Mellos with the Reno Sparks Homeless Veterans organized a recent holiday meal where homeless and low-income Veterans and senior citizens were invited. Those who attended left with a full stomach, holiday cheer and a goodie bag.
Rob McKevitt, a volunteer, was making some meatballs. He is also a veteran who served as recently as during Desert Storm.
Attendants left with a goodie bag which included tuna fish, sausages, cookies, crackers, water, socks, toothpaste and a toothbrush.