HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The countdown is on till Christmas morning, and a Hawaii baseball star is using his offseason to help spread holiday cheer.
Washington Nationals catcher and St. Louis alum Caleb Lomavita is leading a Christmas toy collection drive called Caleb’s Christmas Catch this weekend.
It’s an initiative to benefit Shriners Children’s Hospital.
This Sunday, participants can drop off toys to Lomavita’s toy drive at St. Louis School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
He’s also collecting monetary donations that he will match.
All items gathered will then be gifted to the young patients at Shriners.
“This will give us the opportunity to see faces light up that really don’t sometimes don’t see the hope at the end of the tunnel or it’s kind of hard for them to keep the faith,” said Lomavita, who recently wrapped up his first full season in the Nationals organization. “To be the little smile that we can give them … it’s just going to be a blessing in itself.”
Those interested in providing monetary donations can do so via Lomavita’s GoFundMe here.
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