Their little arms stretched out to the handlebars of shimmery orange, blue and cream vintage Vespas, members of the sat smiling a few feet from the ground.
They were treated Sunday to a holiday party with a visit from the Westside Scooter Club, who each year, makes such trips to a children's hospital or nonprofit serving needy kids.
The scooter club contributed gifts to be selected that day from among a heap of plastic garbage bags stuffed with new, plastic tea sets, Tonka trucks, basketballs and Barbie dolls that the Boys and Girls Club had accumulated.
Find out what's happening in Santa Monicawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
"We try to make sure they have a good holiday," said scooter club member Marvyn Mack.
Find out what's happening in Santa Monicawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here
