Pancho Claus leads toy drive, helps to raise thousands for kids in Houston s East End
Pancho Claus spreading Christmas cheer to kids in Houston’s East End
Richard Reyes also known as Pancho Claus has been passing out gifts for a good cause for nearly 40 years.
HOUSTON - Donning his signature red zoot suit and aboard a lowrider, Pancho Claus brought joy and presents to kids in Houston s East End. It s a beautiful day. We ve got some beautiful lowriders from Estilo de Vida Car Club, said Richard Reyes, better known as Pancho Claus.
Rosenberg welcomes Pancho Claus for holiday toy drive
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Meet Pancho Claus: Here’s what to know to meet the local Christmas icon, help less-fortunate kids in Fort Bend County
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Pancho Claus riding in a car to deliver presents to kids in east Houston.
ROSENBERG, Texas – Houston’s beloved Latino Santa is coming to Fort Bend County this year with a toy drive for less-fortunate children.
The League of United Latin American Citizens (Lulac) Chapter 2911 Fort Bend, whose mission is to unite Hispanics and empower residents in the community, will be hosting the toy drive on Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Rosenberg.
The organization said in a release that Fort Bend County “sees a despair need” of toy donations, hoping the community can rise up to help children who may be without a Christmas toy this season.
Savoo
Rudolph was introduced to pop culture more than a century after Santa s core reindeer were established, and he quickly became the most iconic of the bunch. He s known for standing out, but you may have trouble spotting in him in this hidden image puzzle from Savoo. Challenge yourself to find Rudolph s red nose in less than 30 seconds.
The discount voucher site Savoo published this visual brain teaser in honor of the holiday season. It features a herd of reindeer scattered around a field of presents and Christmas trees. The animals noses come in many different colors including pink, yellow, and blue but only one sports the shiny red nose made famous by the song and animated special.
For many children, Santa Claus is a red-suited, black-booted bringer of cheer and material goods with a white beard and cheeks the color of candy apples. But some people looking to spread seasonal spirit like to do things a little differently.
Like Pancho Claus.
A tradition in Houston, Texas since 1981, Pancho Claus opts for a zoot suit rather than a red coat and shades instead of white gloves. His “sleigh” is a 1972 Cadillac El Dorado lowrider. Instead of coming in through the chimney, he prefers to make his entrance through a bathroom window.
The details might not sound familiar, but to thousands of families in the Houston area, Pancho Claus is as much a part of the holiday season as his more corpulent colleague. The idea originated in 1981, when Houston native Richard Reyes was asked to write a play about Pancho, who had first appeared in urban folklore in the area in the 1970s following the Chicano civil rights movement. Reyes wrote a play based on Twas the Night Before
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