Why Arnold Schwarzenegger Gives to Local Youth Center: ‘Share the Kindness’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Every Christmas, THE TERMINTOR’s Arnold Schwarzenegger drops by a local youth center, a tradition that lets him give back to honor those who helped him when he immigrated to America.
“There is a reason I have been handing out presents at the Hollenbeck Center in Boyle Heights for over 30 years. When I first came to America, my friends at Gold’s Gym were so generous,” he posted on TikTok. “They brought me in during Christmas time and made me feel so happy and included. I love being able to give back and see the smile on the kids’ faces when they get their gifts. Merry Christmas to all!”
In the video, Schwarzenegger explained to followers what his first Christmas in America was like. “They gave me Christmas gifts, they had this beautiful Christmas tree and I felt so included here in America, even though I was a foreigner, I just came to this country,” he explained.
“I will never forget that sweetness and kindness and inclusion, so I wanted to do the same thing when I had the money,” he added. “It makes me feel good that I can share the kindness and inspire other people to do the same thing.”
@arnoldschnitzel There is a reason I have been handing out presents at the Hollenbeck Center in Boyle Heights for over 30 years. When I first came to America, my friends at Gold’s Gym were so generous. They brought me in during Christmas time and made me feel so happy and included. I love being able to give back and see the smile on the kids’ faces when they get their gifts. Merry Christmas to all!
Schwarzenegger frequently uses his platform to help others. He decided to fill in a pothole in his neighborhood that had been “screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks.”
Later, he told Fox News Digital, “I was very happy that I could help the city to fix some of those dangerous potholes. And I was very happy that the city was appreciative, and they came out to inspect my work and agreed that it was great work.”
“It’s all kind of, like, let’s help each other,” he continued. “It was a fun thing to do. I love doing things like that. It took me back to the ’70s when I was doing construction work, and I was on top of my bodybuilding career and still didn’t make any money. I was a bricklayer and cement worker. So, it took me back to those days.”
Movieguide® recently reported on Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Father of five, Arnold Schwarzenegger says daughter Katherine and her husband Chris Pratt are raising their children well.
Schwarzenegger shared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, “It’s a beautiful, beautiful baby, baby Lyla, and I’m very proud of Katherine and Chris. And you know, they’re doing really great together as parents.”
He added, “I think that Katherine is the expert gate-keeper. She just, you know – whenever you touch the baby, [she] says ‘Oh my god! Oh my god! Don’t hold her like this.’ I said, ‘Katherine, c’mon now. I have held enough children in my hands.’ I say, ‘What I’m doing, I’m an expert at that stuff.’”
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