"Stuff the Bus" With Toys at Cunha's

The holiday season is a time of joy, happiness, family, and friendship. Unfortunately, there are local kids and families in need, who often don’t get to share in the spirit of the holidays.

That's why the San Mateo County/Redwood City Toy and Book Drive tries to bring some holiday spirit right to the doorsteps of many needy families with a delivery of toys from Santa.

The San Mateo County/Redwood City Toy and Book Drive is a collaboration of Redwood City Police and Fire, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, Woodside Fire, San Carlos Fire, Redwood City PAL , San Mateo County Sheriff’s Activities
League (SAL), Sheriff’s Office CARON program and the County of San Mateo. The toy drive provides over 20,000 toys to approximately 3,000 children in Redwood City and unincorporated Redwood City, San Carlos, Half Moon Bay and the coast of San Mateo County.

Each child served receives two gifts, a book, a stuffed animal, and several stocking stuffers, all of which bring that holiday sparkle to their eyes.

To help “Stuff the Bus” with new toys, games and gift cards to make each child’s holiday special and happy this year, please bring a new, unwrapped toy to one of the locations below, on Saturday, Dec. 1.

You will also have an opportunity to take your picture with Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves and Deputy Sal Salamander (varies by location) for free, which can be downloaded/printed from www.sheriffsactivitiesleague.com after the event.

"Stuff the Bus" locations:

BUS No. 1 in collaboration with Buck’s, Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce, Cunha Country Store and Bridgepoint Shopping Center.
8 – 10am – Buck’s of Woodside
11 – 1pm – Cunha Country Grocery, Half Moon Bay
2 – 5pm – Bridgepoint Shopping Center, San Mateo

BUS No. 1 in collaboration with San Mateo County HSA, Children’s Fund and Serramonte Center.
11am – 4pm - Serramonte Center (near the food court in the parking lot)

FIRE TRUCK No. 1 in collaboration with San Carlos Fire, Bianchini’s Market, Kiwanis Club, and Kohl’s Plaza, Redwood City
9am – 1pm Bianchini’s Market, San Carlos
2pm – 5pm Kohl’s Plaza, Redwood City

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