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Local Hearts Foundation gives out free basket and pancakes to celebrate Easter

byRichard H. Grant, Photo Editor
April 16, 2022
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A volunteer for the Local Hearts Foundation poses for a picture with some of the Easter baskets that the organization will give away at the Baskets and Pancakes event at MacArthur Park on April 16, 2022. (Richard h. Grant | Signal Tribune)
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The Local Hearts Foundation held an Easter basket and pancake giveaway on Saturday, April 16, at the Homeland Cultural Arts Center at MacArthur Park in Long Beach. 

Local Hearts is a community organization led by Tito Rodriguez and his family who provide free gifts to the community at similar events throughout the year. This event was the first Baskets & Pancake event to celebrate the Easter holiday. 

“We grew up in the park, I grew up in this park,” said Rodriguez to volunteers before the start of the giveaway. “ […]To see all those little kids out there, that brings a lot of joy to my heart, because basically, we didn’t have that.”

The pancakes were donated by Loaded Cafe and Mexihanas Hibachi Grill while the Easter baskets were supplied with donations from Gonzalez Tax and Insurance Services, L.A. Properties, Inc. and the City of Long Beach. 

In Photos:

The first family in line for the Local Hearts Foundation’s first annual Baskets and Pancakes event pose for a picture at MacArthur Park—in the 90813 zip code—on April 16, 2022. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Two Local Hearts Foundation volunteers hold plates of pancakes at the Baskets and Pancakes event at MacArthur Park on April 16, 2022. (Richard h. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Community members make their way through the lines to collect free Easter baskets and pancakes during a Local Hearts Foundation event at MacArthur Park on April 16, 2022. (Richard h. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A ladle of pancake batter is poured onto a hot flattop grill at the Baskets and Pancakes event at MacArthur Park on April 16, 2022. (Richard h. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Local Hearts Foundation founder Tito Rodriguez sits next to his son Mason while he gives a speech to the volunteers before the start of the Baskets and Pancakes event at MacArthur Park on April 16, 2022. (Richard h. Grant | Signal Tribune)
The Local Hearts Foundation members pose for a group portrait with Long beach Councilmember Suely Saro at the Baskets and Pancakes event at MacArthur Park on April 16, 2022. (Richard h. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Volunteers hold a sign outside MacArthur Park advertising the Easter basket and pancake giveaway sponsored by the Local Hearts Foundation on April 15, 2022. (Richard h. Grant | Signal Tribune)
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