Vinyl Rock Band will perform at GRF Christmas show
TOY DRIVE EVENT
Clubhouse 2 will be the site for the GRF Toys Drive Christmas Show on Saturday, Dec. 17. Doors open at 6 p.m., with live entertainment starting at 7. All residents and their guests are invited. Entrance is free, but everyone must bring a new, unwrapped toy.
This year, toys will be given to a charity suggested by GRF Physical Property Inspector Mike Meza. He is part of the Brown Descents Car Club Association, which provides toys to local Orange County kids during the holidays.
The Marines’ Toys for Tots program recently changed its procedures and opted out of collecting at LWSB. So all toys will be donated to the Brown Descents Car Club Association for distribution.
The club is a 501(c)(3) charity that collects toys every year for local youth as well as provides scholarships to disadvantaged teens. The group took inspiration from the car clubs that have been a local tradition hailing back to the ‘70s. The clubs acted as a way for minority communities to socialize. Its car club events have been offering the same sense of community for more than eight years. GRF has also donated leftover toys that were not picked up by the Marines to the Brown Descents. Vinyl Rock is an Orange County-based band consisting of nine members who passionately perform classic rock, Motown and pop tunes primarily from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Vinyl Rock is sponsored by Cabaret Entertainers and has monthly gigs in Clubhouse 1 as part of the GRF Weekend Dances.
Event festivities will include complimentary cookies and hot beverages provided by OptumCare along with some giveaways for the kids-at-heart. Santa and his elves will be there to collect toys for the kids.
People can also drop off unwrapped toys at the Security Main Gate, North Gate, St. Andrews Gate and the Security Satellite Office in Building 5 in the boxes provided.
