Catholic Charities serves early Christmas meal in Las Vegas

Volunteer Donovan Smith, 17, a Bishop Gorman football team member, hugs Laurice Adams, a guest, at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams pray over the food before the start of the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Michael Frailey, 15, from left, Camden Miller, 15, and Cameron Gray, 14, all students from the Bishop Gorman High School football team, serve food at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Jovani Hawkins, 17, serves coffee to guests at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Jovani Hawkins, 17, serves coffee to Ismael Medina at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Donovan Smith, 17, from left, Hallie Borgel, 17, and Tatum Rowand, 17, talk to guest Laurice Adams at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Donovan Smith, 17, laughs with Laurice Adams at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Kelly Hashiro, 17, from left, Keira Fincher, 15, and Haley Taylor, 17, serve dessert and bread at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

A plate of rustic chicken cacciatore, buttered egg noodle pasta, california garlic medley, dinner roll and pineapple upside-down cake at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Pineapple upside-down cake at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Sandee Tiberti hands a gift bag of toiletries, water and socks to Corey Gunter at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Victoria Fertitta looks on as Caroline Nielson, 17, hands a gift bag of toiletries, water and socks to a guest at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Victoria Fertitta hands a gift bag of toiletries, water and socks to a guest at the Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

The Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation, at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleading teams volunteered to serve. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae

Students from the Bishop Gorman High School football and cheerleader teams helped to serve food at the free Christmas meal sponsored by the Frank and Victoria Fertitta Foundation at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada on Sunday.

The meal was served to more than 1,100 of our community’s most vulnerable residents.

Included in the meal was rustic chicken Cacciatore, buttered egg noodle pasta, California garlic medley, a dinner roll with butter and pineapple upside-down cake.