Burlingame toy drive
About 100 volunteers gathered at the Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, December 14 to gift wrap 2,100 donated toys collected by local nonprofit Moms Against Poverty with the help of the Burlingame Fire Department. The toys along with 100 gift cards are distributed to kids in need in surrounding school districts.
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