HOLIDAY CHEER
Characters wave to families in passing cars at Casa de la Cultura’s food and gift giveaway.
DECEMBER 23 - 30, 20211 | PAJARO VALLEY MAGAZINE
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BY JOHANNA MILLER
Casa de la Cultura holds annual Christmas giveaway
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or more than 30 years, the Casa de la Cultura organization in Pajaro has held its annual Food and Gift Christmas Giveaway, offering families a chance to receive free presents, food, clothing and more during the holiday season. Sister Rosa Dolores Rodriguez, executive director of Casa de la Cultura, founded the annual event that has continued to grow in scope every year,
with more groups joining in to help donate, organize and distribute items to hundreds of low-income families. Usually held at the organization’s small headquarters and parking lot, it was adapted last year to comply with Covid-19 regulations. Cars lined up along Salinas Road and eventually began rolling through the grounds at Marinovich Cold Storage (owned by the Alvarez Brothers), picking up packages as they went.
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