More than 10,000 people from all across the Bay Area gathered at Chase Center on Saturday for a day filled with ice skating, arts and crafts and free Christmas toys.
SAN FRANCISCO â Organizers said families were standing outside as early as 11:30 a.m., waiting for 'Joy to the City' to begin at 2 p.m.'Let's go do something as a family. And it's pretty free, so why not? Nothing to lose,' Maria Martinez, who attended the event, told CBS News Bay Area.Children were also able to choose a Christmas gift to take home with them this year.
Haney said they collected more than 7,000 toys for the event this year, and his mission is to especially help families that have been struggling to make ends meet.'There are a lot of families, including right here in San Francisco, who a toy means a lot to them. They don't have enough to be able to provide for their kids. So, we all have to come together,' Haney said.
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