News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 2000 Page: 2 of 16
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Blue Santa visiting most towns in Medina County
Julie Dunnavant Pico’s Store and the Country
Staffwriter Mart
Only a few shopping days are Officers are requesting new or
left and now is the time to gath- gently used toys only.
er up forgotten toys to donate to Any residents who want to
Blue Santa and other volunteer give a monetary donation can
programs across the county. only drop it off at city hall.
The Blue Santa program has “just as an example, I know a
police officers gathering toys for child who has a good bike but it learn to communicate more effi-
needy children so everyone has needs new tires and tubes,” ' ciently and effectively by what is
something under the tree Alfaro said. “That child could use taught and by what they read.
Christmas morning. those tires and tubes more than Reading is a way to enhance
In Castroville, Chief Lee McVay any other toy we could give, learning.
said his department doesn’t we’ll take any amount people
have a program but in the past
has worked with the fire depart-
ment and Medina Valley EMS on
the Toy Train.
“We’re usually just a drop off their neighbors.
point,” McVay said. “We try to
help any way we can.”
McVay said starting a Blue
Santa program in Castroville was
a strong possibility if the three
groups did not join together in
the future.
This is the third year La Coste
has sponsored the event by col-
lecting donations and handing
out toys for kids.
Chief Roland Alfaro put out
drop boxes right after
Thanksgiving and already a
small stack of toys is piled in city sored by the La Coste police
hall. department and local volun-
Drop boxes are also set up at teers.
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The first year Blue Santa was
set up in La Coste 12 families
benefited from the generosity of it to city hall. A drop box will be
Last year the program linked
up with the Toy Train program in
the Castroville area but Alfaro
said he hadn’t been approached
by anyone from the Toy Train this
year.
Alfaro hopes at least a dozen
families can be helped this year the books.
as well.
Councilman Terry Johnson
and his wife are spearheading a
drive to distribute books to kids
who want to read.
“Books 4 Kids” is also spon-
Olga Johnson, through her
work, is associated with several
major book publishers in the
United States and the Johnsons
want to share books with new
readers.
A flyer sent out with monthly
water bills states that children Thanksgiving canned food drive
To get books for kids, all par-
ents have to do is fill out a regis-
tration form that came with the
utility bill and drop it off or mail
provided.
Books will be distributed on
Dec. 16 from noon until all are
gone.
All books will be handed out
on a first come, first served basis
, and it is free.
Publishers are donating all of
Police Chief Roland Alfaro
said two filled boxes were
already in city hall.
The drive is only for children
who live in the La Coste city lim-
its.
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In the past, the Johnsons have the fire department but said it and many of them are outside
given books as part of the Blue grew to be a year-round event the city limits,” he said.
Santa program, Alfaro said. “We’d start buying and look- In Devine, Chief Joe
Hondo’s program is run by the ing for stuff right after Aynesworth doesn’t have a pro-
police Explorer Post, Officer Mark Christmas,” Priest said. “If we
Martinez and Sgt. Garza.
The same group handled the
and provided for 36 families. think they’re wonderful pro- need to,” Aynesworth said.
Berger said the city Blue grams.”
Santa drive has already kicked The other problem was keep- The police department is a
off with drop off points at the ing the giving inside the city lim- place to drop off items and
police station, TNT Cleaners and
other stores.
“For the past few years we’ve
been doing the bike program
with the Ney Unit but we wanted
to hit all age groups this year,”
Berger said. “We expanded our
part to Blue Santa.”
Lytle officers don’t have a pro-
gram this year but starting one is
part of Chief Richey Priest’s plan
for the department
Part of the the problem, he
said, is a department that strug-
gles to provide enough basic ser-
vices.
In the next three years, he
hopes to have more time for the
extras like a holiday program.
Priest participated in Project
Santa when he volunteered for
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Barnes, Thomas. News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 2000, newspaper, December 7, 2000; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689382/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Castroville Public Library.