A dashing figure standing high in the back of a creeping convertible: Pancho Claus.
eclipsed $40,000 – outdoing 2020, when the pandemic shuttered many of the organization’s typical donation box sites.
He handed an inflatable dinosaur and toy flashlight to brothers Juan, 6, and Jacob Diaz, 5, and a stuffed llama to cousin Kendra Diaz, 5, who chirped, “Look, Mama!” as she held it aloft. There was a toy fire truck for Mason Morales, 5, of El Salvador, whose mother, Rosa, said, “This is very nice, all of it,” and Barbie sets for Itzel Herrera, 8, and sister Mary, 6.
The director said the work hadn’t actually been written and told Reyes to give it a whirl if he wanted. “He said, ‘I’ll give you the Stacy Adams shoes and all the bling, but you have to let me design it,’” Reyes said. “I’ve got triple-granddaddy chains that hang from pocket to knee level and a gold pocket watch.”
Reyes’ efforts are year-round, which is where excess toy-drive funds find purpose: He revives Pancho Claus at an annual Christmas-in-July event, works with at-risk youth and emerging artists, conducts open-mic events and has in mind a multicultural festival.
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