All Nations Church sponsored its fifth annual Christmas toy collection anddistribution event on Saturday Dec. 22.

Hosted by All Saints Community Church in Sun Valley, more than 150 needy children and their families received toys andcandy.

Benefitting this year were the Winds of Hope Ministries, which identified needy children from area elementary schools, Village Family Services and the Reel Cowboys Christmas.

The San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission, as they had done in the past, identified Winds of Hope. Judyth Foley identified Family Services and the Reel Cowboys held their Cowboy Christmas event at an East Los Angeles Church.

Village Family Services and The Reel Cowboys received their toys on Dec. 12 for their events on Dec. 15.

Five hundred toys were collected from All Nations Church, Winds of Hope supporters, LAPD Foothill Division and 500 Beanie Babies from Childrens Hunger Fund.

Each child received two toys and one Beanie Baby. The LAPD also had gift certificates donated by Ralphs Market to provide needful families. The extra toys will go to a missionary program in the Dominican Republic supported by the Parents of Winds of Hope's Pastor Domingo Mota.

Richard Troy and Pam Young of the Reel Cowboys rode in on horseback as Mrs. & Mrs. Santa Claus.

Twenty-five volunteers were on site from All Nations Church, Winds of Hope, participating schools, the Reel Cowboys, Foothill Division LAPD Officers & Explorers to distribute the toys.