Flames confirms Santa Ana backpack giveaway is still on for Friday

The Santa Ana back-to-school giveaway was still on. In a post on the night of Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, Juice Unlocked said @flaminhotmitts was "STILL pulling up to the city" that Friday, Aug. 7, to hand out backpacks, school supplies, PS5s and more.

The catch: no address yet. The caption said the location would be announced about an hour before the giveaway and told followers to stay locked in.

Why the location was kept quiet

In the first clip, a speaker says he just got off the phone with Big Flames and that the spot would stay under wraps "because the police or the city or whoever might try and shut it down." The post did not say whether the city or police had actually objected.

In the second clip, a man speaking as the giveaway's host says his PR team told him not to talk about it, but he was coming anyway. He lists backpacks, pencils and the shirts he had made, says he would try to get some PS5s and says he would give away an e-bike. He also apologizes that he could not bring the vendors or artists.

“We're not going to announce the location until about an hour before, because the police or the city or whoever might try and shut it down.”

“I'm sorry, maybe I couldn't bring you the vendors, I couldn't bring you the artists or none of that, but I'm still coming and showing up on Friday.”

“People are still going to benefit from it.”