Groups join together to provide gifts, food and bicycles to Wimauma residents
Three Hillsborough County organizations came together Saturday in Wimauma to make Christmas happy for families and youngsters in the Wimauma area.
Joining forces in the spirit of Christmas at the Bethune Recreation Center were the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Wimauma Boys & Girls Club, and the Multi-Cultural Heritage Club (MCHC) of Sun City Center. Food bags and children’s toys were provided to youngsters and families during the morning. Also, 12 bicycles were presented to children ages 6 through 15 from the MCHC based on recommendations from the Boys & Girls Club.
The MCHC, formed in March 2017, now has about 60 members and is dedicated to the effort of inspiring its members to extend fellowship and support to each other through social and cultural activities. The club’s leaders and members take tremendous pride in preserving and promoting the richness of the multicultural heritage of Sun City Center’s residents.
The MCHC welcomes Sun City Center residents to join in creating a society where a greater understanding and awareness among groups exist. The club meets on the second Friday of each month from noon until 2 p.m. in the Caper Room located in the Atrium Building at 945-A N. Course Lane. President of the MCHC is Vicente Lopez, Jr.
Stephen Flanagan Jackson
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Members of the Galindo family of Wimauma enjoy the new bikes received Saturday from the Multi-Cultural Heritage Club of Sun City Center and the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office at the Wimauma Boys & Girls Club.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, left, was on hand with several deputies to help organize and present Christmas gifts to families at the Wimauma Boys & Girls Club last Saturday.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, right, and Multi-Cultural Heritage Club of Sun City Center President Vicente Lopez, Jr., beam with smiles as three of the 12 youngsters from Wimauma selected to receive bicycles pose with their new their rides from the club, the Community Outreach program of the HCSO, and the Wimauma Boys & Girls Club.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, left, with one of the families that was presented with Christmas gifts at the Wimauma Boys & Girls Club last Saturday.
Families gathered with their children to select gifts for Christmas at Saturday’s event at the Wimauma Boys & Girls Club.
Several members of the Multi-Cultural Heritage Club of Sun City Center gather at Wimauma to present bicycles to 12 youngsters designated by the Wimauma Boys & Girls Club.