Sam Sandos Christmas Basket Program

The Sam Sandos Christmas Dinner Basket Program  has been making memorable holidays for more than three decades.  The legendary West Denver city councilman began a legacy that endures today, and it’s carried on by the current District 3 Councilman, Paul Lopez.

“Back in the 1970s, Councilman Sandos, Joe Lucero and a bunch of folks from the neighborhood delivered Christmas meals from the back of a pickup truck.”

This year, 1,700 families are signed up for the meal that they otherwise could not afford.  In the audio below, Councilman Lopez said when he was a boy, his family received a holiday meal from Sandos.

Lopez says that while the meals are spoken for this year, and they’ve got the volunteers they need, donations (baskets costing around $40 will feed 4-6 people) will help make the difference for the program this year and going forward.

Tax deductible donations may be made to:

San Sandos Christmas Basket Program

c/o Councilman Paul Lopez

1437 Bannock Street, Room 494

Denver, CO 80202

or visit the website: www.SamSandosChristmasBaskets.com.

interview with Denver District 3 Councilman Paul Lopez