Volunteers serve up breakfast and clean clothes to people in need Christmas

TyRon Jackson, who founded Operation Warm Wishes, smiles in excitement as he checks out a Lego set chosen by a child in the “Holiday Hut” during a pancake breakfast and free laundry service event at Good Choice Laundry in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Michael Finley of Tustin loads clothes into a dryer while volunteering with Operation Warm Wishes in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. The charity hosted a pancake breakfast and free valet-style laundry service on Christmas morning. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Daniela Trujillo smiles as she spreads frosting onto a sugar cookie while wearing her Wonder Woman pajamas during a pancake breakfast and free laundry service provided by Operation Warm Wishes at Good Choice Laundry in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Volunteers pour chocolate syrup and a dollop of ice cream onto the free pancakes provided by Operation Warm Wishes during their pancake breakfast and free laundry service at Good Choice Laundry in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Angela Hill got her whole family involved and volunteering for Christmas this year in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Hill and her family move loads of laundry from washers to dryers for Operation Warm Wishes pancake and free laundry breakfast. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Children make the tough choice for which two presents they’d like to snag from the Holiday Hut filled with hundreds of toys gathered by Operation Warm Wishes at Good Choice Laundry in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Waiting for a load of laundry to dry at Good Choice Laundry in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Tony Gawel, left, Jonathan Abelove and Tony Le man the pancake griddle cooking up flapjacks for hundreds of guests during Operation Warm Wishes free pancake breakfast and free laundry service at Good Choice Laundry in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)John Richards, Charles Richards and Jennifer Richards find a spot to dig into some pancakes and baked goods during a free pancake breakfast and laundry service at Good Choice Laundry in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Show Caption of Expand
Someone else doing your laundry for you — now, that’s a great Christmas gift.
Volunteers with Tustin-based organization Operation Warm Wishes showed up bright and early at Good Choice Laundry in Santa Ana to serve pancakes to homeless and low-income families.
As they watched their clothes tumble in washing machines and driers, dozens of guests enjoyed a syrupy breakfast — Gummy Bears and whipped cream toppings optional.
As another treat, children received gifts and adults left with food donations. Many live in motels near the First Street laundromat.
Operation Warm Wishes, founded TyRon Jackson, has hosted the breakfast for seven years.
“I know what it feels like to have plenty on Christmas, but I also know what it feels like to be homeless and in need on Christmas,” Jackson said. “This event helps give hope to those who normally don’t feel it.”
 
 
 
 
Source: Oc Register