Latino Community Development Corp
25 Years of
"Santa comes to town"
For our 25th Anniversary, local businesses, donors, volunteers and community partners came together around one special goal: make this Christmas celebration unforgettable for the children and families we serve.
Every child who attended received a bicycle.
That moment was only possible because an entire community worked together. Businesses and donors helped fund the goal, volunteers contributed their time, and Latino Community Development coordinated the effort from fundraising through event day. Together, that support became a bicycle in the hands of every child who attended.
ONE GOAL. TWO IMPORTANT MOMENTS.
From Fundraising to a Bicycle for Every Child
The 2025 story began before Santa Comes to Town. First, businesses, sponsors and community supporters came together to help raise the funds. Then, at the Christmas celebration, families saw what that support made possible.
Fundraising
Peterson’s Fundraising Event
Before the Christmas celebration, business leaders, sponsors and community supporters gathered at Peterson’s to help raise the funds needed for the 25th Anniversary goal. Hosted by Tom Morales, the event brought people together around a shared purpose: helping make a bicycle possible for every child attending Santa Comes to Town.
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These moments represent the businesses, donors and community members who came together before event day to help turn the anniversary goal into reality.
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The Main Event
Santa Comes to Town 25th Anniversary
After months of planning and fundraising, families gathered for the 25th Anniversary of Santa Comes to Town. Children met Santa, received gifts, enjoyed the celebration with their families and experienced the moment the community had worked toward: every child who attended received a bicycle.
These photos show the result of that community effort: children celebrating with their families, receiving gifts and taking home a bicycle of their own.
WHAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT MADE POSSIBLE
Every Child Who Attended
RECEIVED A BICYCLE
The 25th Anniversary goal became reality.
Businesses & Donors
HELPED FUND THE GOAL
Local organizations and supporters helped make the celebration possible.
Volunteers
GAVE THEIR TIME
Volunteers helped prepare, organize and serve families throughout the event.
Children & Families
EXPERIENCED THE RESULT
Community support became a real Christmas experience for participating families.
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN PHOTOS
The Moments Your Support Helped Create
Behind every photograph is a piece of the 2025 story — children receiving gifts, families celebrating together, volunteers serving the community and the joy of seeing every participating child leave with a bicycle.
Thank You to the Partners Who Made It Possible
The 25th Anniversary was made possible by businesses, donors and community partners who believed in the goal and chose to support local children and families. We are grateful to every organization that helped turn that support into a memorable Christmas celebration.
25TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO
Relive Santa Comes to Town 2025
Watch the story come together — from the fundraising efforts that supported the anniversary goal to the Christmas celebration where children received gifts, shared time with their families and left with a bicycle of their own.
Help Us Make the 26th Annual Celebration Possible
What happened in 2025 was the result of businesses, donors, volunteers and community partners choosing to work together. In 2026, we are inviting companies and organizations to join us again and help create another meaningful Christmas for local children and families.
