FAMILIES. WELL, HUNDREDS OF KIDS WILL BE GETTING NEW TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. ALL THANKS TO AN KINGVALE TOY DRIVE. MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE GATHERED TODAY AT JAN’S LOUNGE FOR THE TURKEY BOWL, FOR TOYS, FOR TOTS. THE TOY DRIVE STARTED WAS STARTED BY A FORMER EMPLOYEE AFTER SHE DIED, HER COWORKERS DECIDED TO KEEP THE TRADITION GOING. EACH PERSON BROUGHT A TOY BIKE, SCOOTER OR SKATEBOARD. ORGANIZERS SAY BEFORE THE EVENT EVEN GOT STARTED, THEY HAD MORE THAN 800 TOYS. IT’S AMAZING. I REMEMBER BEING EIGHT YEARS OLD AND GROWING UP IN PARADISE, CALIFORNIA AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BROUGHT MY LITTLE SISTER, MY BROTHER AND I A BIKE, AND IT MADE US FEEL SO SPECIAL THAT STRANGERS WOULD CARE THAT MUCH. AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO HERE, IS TO MAKE SURE KIDS KNOW THAT WE CARE AND THAT THEY’RE LOVED. IF YOU WANT TO DONATE, YOU STILL CAN. JAN’S LOUNGE TELLS US THAT THEY’LL B