Mayela Carrillo didn’t hesitate when asked what she liked most at the Sharing the Spirit Holiday Party thrown for 450 underprivileged kids at South Coast Plaza on Friday night.
“Seeing a movie star,” said the shy 6-year-old from Long Beach, beaming as she described her unbelievable luck at meeting singer-actress Miley Cyrus at the event.
And not just meeting her either: “She put makeup on me,” Mayela said, pointing to the dusting of glittery gold eye shadow that Miley had brushed onto her at a makeup station sponsored by the mall’s Sephora store.
Before the party started, Miley Cyrus talked to volunteers about volunteerism — she has a charity, Get Ur Good On, which gets kids active in helping their communities — as well as her own memories of Christmas. “Growing up, me and my family around Christmas time, we would get into an RV and drive to Kentucky where my dad is from,” she told them. “There were five of us kids, so you can imagine….”The Christmas party took over the Carousel Court wing of South Coast Plaza from 9 p.m. to midnight, filling it with party-goers, even more volunteers, and activities from visits to take photos with Santa – who loaded each child down with large red shopping bags full of gifts – to arts-and-crafts stations, Lego and Hello Kitty projects, a DJ and plenty of free food and snacks from restaurants such as Z Pizza and Wahoo’s Fish Tacos.
“It’s a great party,” said Gabe Kuskie, a 14-year-old from a family shelter in Santa Ana, shepherding his sisters, Kathryn and Serena Stanley, ages 9 and 5, respectively, through the free photo booth stop. “I think it’s really great for all these people to give up their time to do this for us, too.”
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