Palomar College M.E.Ch.A. has been doing this event for 36 years now, and we do it to bring a little happiness to children of the community and to familiarize them with a college campus; hopefully making them strive for higher education in the future. There have been Palomar students who said they remember coming to Palomar College when they were kids to get a toy from the M.E.Ch.A. Christmas party. A beautiful event that will continue for many years.


Part of the M.E.Ch.A. crew, Santa and helpers =)



Thanks to the Noche de Cultura performers & audience, and to the Multicultural Studies Faculty of Palomar College, for toy and money donations that made this possible:












Close to 400 toys =D


Fun activities


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After




How do hundreds of toys get transformed into nicely wrapped gifts?


Palomar M.E.Ch.A. members and CSUSM students & La Pastorela Mechicana actors, aka Santa's Elves.







Thanks to them for staying until 12 a.m. to wrap toys and to those that helped set up at the Christmas Party Saturday.