Fox 8 delivers free holiday gifts with Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hundreds lined up early Saturday (Dec. 17) to pick up free holiday toys and mingle with Fox 8 personalities distributing gifts with our partners at the Times-Picayune Doll and Toy fund.
Doors opened at 7 a.m. for the annual toy giveaway, staged at the Xavier University Convocation Center (7900 Stroelitz St.). By the time the event ended around noon, more than 2,400 children had passed through the line, choosing more than 6,500 toys to take home for the holidays.
Another 2,800 toys and dolls we given out to children through other distribution channels. No registration or financial qualifying was necessary for the gifts that were free for children ages 12 and under.
To donate to the Doll and Toy Fund, click here.
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