"It's a whole new ball game," he explained. "They have what we didn't have. They have AIDS, they have gangs, they have terrorism, they have 9/11. They don't have Astroworld any more, they don't have a free zoo anymore. So what's a kid to do in the summer? So we just said, 'Christmas in July' because our kids deserve two Christmases."
Taxis Fiesta paid for the gifts and their drivers volunteered their time to take part in the event.
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