One-hundred-thirty meals were served to homeless veterans on Christmas day at Maderas restaurant in Los Alamitos. Art Garcia, owner of Maderas, said he expected veterans to attend but this year’s number exceeded those expectations “I am always unable to [know who will attend], but not only did we get to 120 meals but we served an additional 10,” said Garcia. “Thank you to all the volunteers and donors. Today, we were blessed by God’s love. Bellies and hearts were filled. To veterans: we love you and we are so grateful for your service!” Maderas served Christmas meals to 45 local homeless men and woman veterans, Wounded Warriors, and single veterans with no place to go on Christmas Day. In addition, 80 meals were delivered to the VA Long Beach Healthcare Facility. Maderas restaurant is located at 3642 Katella Ave.
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