Las Vegas Weekly

December 21, 2009 · 12:35 PM

Photo Gallery: Holly Madison’s Holly Jolly Toy Drive a big success

By Robin Leach

Santa and Holly Madison team up for the Holly Jolly Christmas Toy Drive with Lotus Broadcasting at Grimaldi's Pizzeria on Dec. 20, 2009.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabikphoto.com

For Peepshow star Holly Madison, Christmas is all about giving unto others, and her first Holly Jolly Toy Drive with her friends at Lotus Broadcasting has been a huge success. She's donating thousands of toys to The Salvation Army and Toys for Tots to send on to needy families.

Her first appearance was at Findlay Kia to start her busy weekend, and our contributing photographers Scott Harrison and Erik Kabik were on hand for our Vegas DeLuxe photo galleries. Holly’s final stop was at Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, where even Santa Claus joined her with more toy donations. Before leaving, the couple enjoyed a few slices of pizza.

In all, thousands of toys were collected. The exact count is unknown because they are still arriving. Planet Hollywood donated 20 cases of toys this morning, and Stephens Press added hundreds of children’s books. Bright and early today, Holly donated the sexy Santa dress she has been wearing for the toy drive to the radio stations KOMP and Point to auction on eBay for the toy drive.

“She was a real trooper and tireless as hell making half a dozen appearances, plus lots of radio and TV, to support it,” one of the toy drive’s volunteers said: “This will definitely be an annual event for Holly.”

Incidentally, on Wednesday, Holly celebrates her birthday, and we’ll have a photo highlights gallery of her first year in Las Vegas since she joined Peepshow at Planet Hollywood.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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