Santa teams up with Boys & Girls Club of Miami-Dade, Alex Rodriguez to give out toys to kids

It was toy time for a group of special kids in South Florida Children from the Boys Girls Club of Miami-Dade were treated to a toy giveaway at the Hank Kline Club in Miami Wednesday afternoon As part of the festivities Santa Claus arrived in style to say hello and spend time with the kids Old Saint Nick got particular help from MLB legend Alex Rodriguez who was once a member of the Boys Girls Club when he was growing up in South Florida I wouldn t be here in the current era if it wasn t for the Boys Girls Club and it s truly a great honor and a great responsibility to be able to give back to these kids that need so much mentioned Rodriguez A-Rod was one of these kids who at one point was at the club here so this is just an opportunity to really celebrate and he makes it happen and he makes it an amazing day for these kids and we ve got so multiple special things going on in the modern day so it s great to be able to celebrate a day like in the modern day noted Boys Girls Club of Miami-Dade president Alex Rodriguez-Roig The kids also got to enjoy several events including feeding animals from a petting zoo riding inflatable slides and eating a wide array of food