Photos: Hood Santa visits Central Long Beach for a toy giveaway
In all, over 10,000 toys were given out, about 90% of which were donated by SOS Booking, which hosts an annual hardcore music festival called For the Children.
‘Pay It Forward’ at Everytable and you can help feed a person in need in Long Beach
Local Hearts Foundation and Everytable have teamed up, offering a five-day promotion where patrons can buy meals from the food business to be donated to people experiencing food insecurity in Long Beach.
IN PICTURES: Hood Santa branches out to deliver Christmas trees to local families
“The pandemic sucks, people don’t have money for Christmas trees, so I thought, let’s try and do something cool for them.”
VIDEO: From juvenile hall to handing out gifts: How Tito Rodriguez became the Hood Santa
On Christmas Eve, Tito Rodriguez will give out 4,000 toys and 2,000 other items from his partner Diamond Supply Company.