SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Comedian Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias\u2019 Christmas Day comedy show is helping stock the shelves at the San Antonio Food Bank. <\/p>\n
The price of admission to the show at the Tobin Center was generosity. To get a wristband, each person had to donate 10 cans of food. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe like to help other people, and we help our neighbors also,\u201d said Maria Reyna, who waited over 12 hours to be one of the first people in line.<\/p>\n
The donation line wrapped around the Food Bank building.<\/p>\n
As of Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Food Bank told KSAT they expected to end the night with nearly 30,000 pounds of donated food. That amount could fill nearly 3,000 grocery carts for families. <\/p>\n
Iglesias gave the line of donors an extra special gift before the show: his presence. He spent his afternoon at the Food Bank talking with fans and taking selfies. <\/p>\n
Instead of just cutting a check himself, Iglesias said hosting a benefit show helps raise awareness. <\/p>\n
Iglesias told KSAT, \u201cEspecially with everything that\u2019s happening in the country right now, more than ever food is going to be very important because a lot of resources are being taken away and this is at least one way to kind of at least, you know, help the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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