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Free breakfast set for Monday at Manteca Ford
Ford-breakfast
A van filled with toys awaits Manteca area children who will attend a Christmas Eve breakfast at Phil Waterfords Ford dealership in the 500 block of North Main Street at Edison. - photo by Photo Contributed
It’s a breakfast designed to give back to the community on Christmas Eve morning at the Manteca Ford dealership this Monday from 8 until 11 a.m.It is the fifth year for the outreach by dealership owner Phil Waterford. Families typically line up early in the morning to be the first group of 93 to be invited into the makeshift dining hall where a complete breakfast is prepared by Frank Guinta of Chez Shari and his staff.Waterford said a line forms around the corner from the front door past the parking lot before they are ready to open the doors for the breakfast feast.The breakfast will include bacon, eggs, sausage, hot cakes, fruit and individual cartons of milk, chocolate milk and orange juice from Crystal Dairy. A photographer is setting up in the back break room of the dealership to photograph the children and their families with Santa after they have finished their meals.Every child 12 and younger is going to be given an age appropriate, wrapped toy after picture time is over for them.