McALLEN — Kids jumped for joy with smiles stretched across their rosy cheeks as they saw Jolly Old St. Nick himself arrive.
They all waved at him with smiles on their faces here at Target in McAllen, where the McAllen Police Department in partnership with Target held their annual Heroes for Helpers event Friday.
Romina Zaragoza walks though the toy aisle as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Elsa Delgado shops with the assistance of a McAllen police officer as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students depart from a school bus before shopping as McAllen ISD students received a $50 dollar gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Santa Claus arrives in a police car as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Daymian Ybarra goes through the checkout register after shopping as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Children look at toys on the shelf as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students fill the toy aisles as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Children hold hands while looking around for gifts to buy as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Children enter the store as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Children watch Santa Claus make his entrance as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Children enter the store as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Santa Claus speaks with children in the toy aisle as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Children gather for a picture before shopping as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Santa Claus talks with students before shopping as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Stanta Claus receives a hug while he talks with students as McAllen ISD students received a $50 gift card to shop at a Target store as part of the Heroes for Helpers grant on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
