Matt Bergman of KOA; Susie Rodriguez of KOA; Hoshi Henry, marketing manager of Cahuilla Casino; Brittany Thorpe of Cahuilla Casino; Russell Kitchen of KOA and Daniel Salgado, chairman of Cahuilla Tribal Council, participate in the casino toy donation Friday, Dec. 20. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo
After weeks of collecting new toys for the Kids of Anza toy drive, the day finally arrived to disperse them to local children Friday, Dec. 20.The Cahuilla Casino collected new toys through a special promotion and donated them to the Kids of Anza organization.Russell Kitchen, Susie Rodriguez and Matt Bergman of Kids of Anza accepted the gifts with Cahuilla Casino representatives Hoshi Henry, Brittany Thorpe and Daniel Salgado.The KOA organizers arrived at the Little Red School House in Anza to prepare the goodies for the giveaway slated for later that afternoon.Beginning at 2 p.m., local children and their families came to the School House to pick up huge bags of toys and other gifts.“Thank you Anza C
