SANTA MAKES A DIFFERENCE; AREA GROUPS BRING CHRISTMAS OUT EARLY.Byline: Sandy Yang Staff Writer Even without a red suit and a round belly, volunteers and organizations throughout Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. took on the Santa role Saturday, hosting parties, passing out toys and providing Christmas spirit to the needy. There were also places to meet Santa and ask those hard-hitting questions. ``I asked Santa if he was going on a diet, and he said yes,'' said Arturo Sotelo, 8, who came to the Glendale Cops for Kids Christmas party at the Glendale National Guard Armory. With a shimmering shim·mer intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash. 2. 20-foot gold Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. , food and toys for the 300 children attending, the annual celebration is simply a ``happy event for the little ones,'' said Lt. Jack Bilheimer. ``Of course, we get as much fun out of it as they do,'' Bilheimer added. In North Hollywood, students from Polytechnic High School collected $6,890 to buy toys for children in hospitals, group homes and homeless shelters. Members of the student-government trekked to KB Toy Store Saturday with toy lists in hand. Volunteer pilots and off-duty police officers from West Los Angeles
Started by Lt. Doug Abney, the sixth annual pilgrimage delivers gifts to 400 children, said Officer Phillip Enbody. The orphanage receives no other private or government help. The ninth annual ``Holiday Toy Lift,'' sponsored by children's social-service organization Centro de Ninos, transformed South Loma Drive in Los Angeles into a Christmas spectacle. About 3,000 children and Mayor Richard Riordan attended the event, which included Santa, toy giveaways, 11 fire trucks, entertainment and more, said volunteer Cozette Munatones. At the Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Studio Ranch in Burbank, the Camp Ronald McDonald Christmas party gave about 2,000 children with cancer and their families the chance to celebrate with carnival rides, food, makeovers and Santa. Other children's charity events on the last Saturday before Christmas took place at the Magic Johnson Foundation in Los Angeles, the Union Rescue Mission The Union Rescue Mission (URM) is a private, Christian, homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles's skid row. It is the largest, private, homeless shelter in the United States. in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club and Magic Mountain. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Poly High student government members shop for toys on Saturday. Poly students raised $6,890 for sick and needy children. John McCoy/Staff Photographer (2) Children line up to visit Santa at the Cops for Kids Christmas party at Glendale National Guard Armory. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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