HAWKING HOLIDAY CHEER MASCOT KA BOOM VISITS HOSPITALS, CHARITIES.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News LANCASTER -- Following a tradition that began when the JetHawks arrived in Lancaster in 1997, the team's mascot, Ka Boom, along with several front-office staffers, swept across the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley on Thursday visiting local hospitals and charities for the JetHawks Holiday Tour. The group made eight stops, including visits to young patients at Antelope Valley Hospital's pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. ward and at the Grace Resource Center, which provides food and spiritual counseling to the needy. ``It's always been a big part of the JetHawks to try to spread holiday cheer throughout the area,'' JetHawks stadium operations director John Laferney said. ``We do care.'' Laferney has been in the JetHawks' front office since the minor league baseball
On Thursday's stop at Grace Resource Center, Ka Boom and the JetHawks officials, along with a busload bus·load n. The number of passengers or the quantity of cargo that a bus can carry. Noun 1. busload - the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry of Desert Vineyard Elementary School elementary school: see school. students, bagged groceries for some of the area's less affluent residents. The JetHawks have actively supported the resource center for years, hosting a Christmas in July promotion to raise money for the charity, which provides food each month for up to 10,000 residents. ``I think it shows the community support we have in our area,'' center administrator Linda Padilla said. ``We've always had a lot of community support in our area, so it's nice to have them come down here.'' Laferney acknowledged that visiting the underprivileged isn't always easy, but he said the sight of children's faces lighting up when they see the JetHawks mascot makes the experience rewarding. ``(Ka Boom) stands out,'' Laferney said. ``Everybody sees him, and it puts a smile on their face. Ka Boom always has been a big part of the holiday tour. He can brighten bright·en tr. & intr.v. bright·ened, bright·en·ing, bright·ens To make or become bright or brighter. bright anybody's day.'' gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 CAPTION(S): photo |
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