E-40 introduced vacation cheer to South Vallejo by funding a toy drive that gave away greater than 1,000 items simply in time for Christmas.
E-40 turned a wet Saturday right into a celebration of generosity and neighborhood spirit in South Vallejo as his third annual toy drive handed out greater than 1,000 items to native households.
The Bay Space Hip-Hop icon bankrolled the large-scale giveaway at Shiloh Group Church, the place children obtained toys starting from dolls and footballs to remote-controlled drones. Every household left with a bicycle and some fortunate attendees scored main prizes like a PlayStation 5 and a flat-screen TV.
“I’ve seen the neighborhood come collectively greater than it will once I was youthful, Nef the Pharoah, advised the Vallejo Solar. “It will take so much to have folks come out. However as you noticed at this time, the road was wrapped across the nook, and it’s raining exterior. It’s stunning.”
The occasion was a collaboration between three native establishments: Shiloh Church, M&M Liquors and E-40 himself. The church, the place E-40’s grandfather as soon as served as pastor, sits throughout the road from the liquor retailer the place the rapper as soon as offered mixtapes from his automotive.
The parking zone reworked into a vacation block celebration, full with dwell music, free meals, and a drone-friendly bounce home. Six Santas, a gingerbread man, and even a Grinch mingled with the gang.
A number of Vallejo Hip-Hop artists joined the hassle, together with LaRussell and Teflon Twaun, who teamed up with Nef the Pharoah handy out items and greet households.
“We don’t have a sports activities staff you recognize, all we obtained is our rappers and athletes who make it,” LaRussell mentioned. “We haven’t had lots of people who’ve made it out of right here that we get to see every day on a day after day. And I’m a type of, the place the folks get to see me they usually get to see Nef and get to see Twaun, and that’s essential, it’s very important to the morale of the town.”
Greater than 60 volunteers helped coordinate the occasion, which was held on December 21, 2025. Shiloh Church continues to serve the neighborhood year-round, providing free meals each Thursday to anybody in want.
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