Cars and a good cause were aplenty Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Impalas Car Club Orange County’s 15th annual Toys for Tots event.
Hosted in Anaheim, the event, as the club put it on social media, featured “beautiful customized lowriders, bombs, lowrods (and) trucks” on display for car aficionados and event attendees alike.
Rachelle Covarrubi’s dog, Capri, poses by Frank Gonzales’ 1961 Chevy Impala convertable during the Impalas Car Club OC Toys for Tots Drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Covarrubi also had her 1965 Impala on display at the event. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Boxes fill up during the Impalas Car Club OC toy drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Seven-month-old Benjamin Alvarez, tools around on his four wheels during the Impalas Car Club OC toy drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. His mother had their classic 1967 Chevy Impala on display at the event. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Classic Chevy Impalas are displayed during the Impalas Car Club OC toy drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Frank Gonzales’ screaming 1961 Chevy Impala convertable, is displayed during the Impalas Car Club OC Toys for Tots Drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Classic Chevy Impalas are displayed during the Impalas Car Club OC toy drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Classic Chevy Impalas are displayed during the Impalas Car Club OC toy drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rachelle Covarrubi strolls with her dog, Capri, at the Impalas Car Club OC Toys for Tots Drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Covarrubi also had her 1965 Impala on display at the event. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Rachelle Covarrubi’s dog, Capri, poses by Frank Gonzales’ 1961 Chevy Impala convertable during the Impalas Car Club OC Toys for Tots Drive in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Covarrubi also had her 1965 Impala on display at the event. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The annual show collects items for Toys for Tots, a program of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve that collects and distributes toys to disadvantaged children at Christmas.
“Let us all stay the course and continue being the good part of this cruel world,” Impalas OC said in an Instagram post promoting the event. “Let’s all spread positivity, love and kindness this holiday season.”
Prizes were awarded to car show participants in various categories. The club also hosted other toy drives in Buena Park and Santa Ana this holiday season.
