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DECEMBER 15, 2021 MIDWEEK 17
Athletes Take Part In Toy Drive
People often think of Sin City as just a tourist destination; however, the Ninth Island has a huge local community that spreads aloha year-round, including the hol- idays.
ota’s Motiv8 Foundation and Vegas Golden Knights’ Deryk Engelland’s Engelland Vegas Born Hero Foundation to put on the newest Christmas attraction, Enchant. Located at the Las Vegas Ballpark in Downtown Summer- lin, the event’s proceeds and donations will benefit The Shade Tree shelter, communities and schools.
One local nonprofit, Opportunity Village, holds its third-largest fundraiser, the Great Las Vegas Santa Run, every year. This event was canceled in 2020, but returned to set the Guinness World Record for the most Santas in one place. The event begins at the Fremont Street Experience and ends in the lot across from Atomic Liquors, the oldest bar in Las Vegas.
(Left) Malia Sele hosted the Mongos Hood Keiki Toy Drive, and her parents, Ben and Sandra Toyama, visited from Hawai‘i to support. (Right) Also present were (from left) UFC’s Punahele Soriano and Brad Tavares, and Las Vegas Raider Derek Carrier, who also showed up to hold meet-and-greets and photo ops with attendees. KRISTINE RODRIGUEZ PHOTOS
Casino. This was the sixth year for former Ha- wai‘i resident and event organizer Malia Sele. Sele and her team of approximately 70 volunteers can pat themselves on the back for the most successful toy drive yet. Along with the donations, the event brought the lo- cal community together to enjoy music, food
Speaking of ballparks, there’s talk of the Oakland A’s possibly purchasing the Tropi- cana Hotel and Casino and using the land for a new home field. Could the sports betting capital become the home of a Major League Baseball team with a ballpark in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip?
We had the opportunity to earn our medals during the run this year and our dog, Carlos (and Ninth Island Connection mascot), made some new friends who just happen to be this year’s Santa Run grand marshals, the Chippendales.
and some former Hawai‘i athletes, including UFC’s Brad Tavares and Punahele Soriano, and Las Vegas Raiders Marcus Mariota and Derek Carrier. All of the donations benefit the Las Vegas Rescue Mission.
Catch Sebastian and Ninth Island Connection at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on K5 and 2 p.m. Sundays on KGMB.
info@ninthislandconnection.com
Another local event, Mongos Hood Keiki Toy Drive, recently took place at Silverton
Maui boy Shane Victorino and his foun- dation, meanwhile, will partner with Mari-
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