A kind-hearted Teesside man became a real life Santa Claus when he bought almost £1,000 worth of toys for needy children.
Event organiser Danny Miller, 22, used the proceeds of a Christmas Eve club night at Middlesbrough bar Mink to buy a range of toys which he will donate to children’s homes run by Middlesbrough Council.
Danny, who splits his time between his home of Thornaby and Ibiza, raised £920 and bought skateboards, kick scooters, a telescope, remote control cars, robots, helicopters and Nerf guns.
He even bought a full sized basketball hoop, underwater speakers, boom-boxes, headphones and perfume for older kids.
The former Egglescliffe School pupil said: “It was just something I wanted to do. I think that I am lucky to have a good family, and it is easy to forget that not everyone can be that lucky at Christmas.”Danny hopes the toys will go to children aged nine to 16 at the Fir Tree and Holly Lodge children’s homes in Middlesbrough.
He continued: “I am not saying that the kids there won’t have had a great Christmas, because I’m sure they did, but I just wanted to give them something a bit extra.
“Hopefully it will put smiles on a few faces.”
Danny has been involved with club nights and events at various Middlesbrough nightspots including The Empire, Medicine Bar and Spensleys.
His Christmas Eve event at Mink, on Corporation Road, began with an acoustic set, before Danny put on a house DJ set late into the night.
He donated his fee from takings on the door to buy the toys, while his pal Joe Thompson, who runs Lazy Joe’s clothes shop on Borough Road, also donated £100 to the cause.
Danny continued: “I want to say thanks to everyone who came along on the night to support the event, and to Joe as well who is going to help me drop off the presents with the council.
“He even said he is designing some children’s clothes, which he doesn’t normally sell, so he can donate them as well.”
Danny is delivering the toys to the council today and he says they should be handed out in the New Year.
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