Saturday, December 26, 2020

Christmas in Houston isn't complete without a visit from "Pancho Claus"

https://www.khou.com/article/life/holidays/pancho-claus-carries-on-in-2020-despite-funding-challenges/285-a275728f-049c-4aa7-9e91-954eb86a365a 

Covering Pancho Claus's annual ride through Houston's East End has become my holiday tradition (since I usually work on Christmas).  Richard Reyes created the character 40 years ago and hands out hundreds of toys thanks to lots of help from sponsors and volunteers.  The pandemic impacted some fundraising efforts this year.. But the low riders assembled once again to spread holiday cheer.  It's always a fun and inspiring story.  

No comments:

Post a Comment

Stepping back into Texas history

I haven't been able to update my blog in a while because of technical issues.  But here's a story from the not so distant past.  I g...