"Well first it's going to get me a bus to have dinner, and then after that I'll be getting in place and getting a job, and all that. I've only been down here a short time," said recipient Sherman Voorhies.
He gets the money from donations. The annual tradition is supported by the widows of Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra, along with comedian Bob Newhart and philanthropist Eli Broad.
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