Club One Casino helps provide Thanksgiving meals for seniors

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Valley seniors were served up warm holiday meals in southeast Fresno after a local casino stepped in to cover critical costs.

Club One Casino enlisted its culinary team to cook up turkey, ham, potatoes, green beans and yams for residents from the Senior Citizens Village.

We’re told the annual tradition, dating back nine years, wasn’t going to happen because of cutbacks.

Then word reached the casino, and within just three days, they took over the Thanksgiving feast prep.

The team cooked up food for around 140 residents on Thursday, showing these seniors they aren’t alone this holiday.

“I’m thankful I could put a smile on everybody’s face here,” says Club One Casino Executive Chef Soupy Douangmala.

“I am so happy that somebody cares that much, and they deserve a lot of praise for that,” says Richard Weedin.

Some seniors are homebound, so their meals were delivered to their door.