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From the caption that ran with the image: "Santa's helpers : The Christmas Toys for Tots drive is now underway in San Leandro and Oakland. At top, San Leandro Mayor Val Gill, left, looks over the first donations along with Craig Gabrial, assistant manager of the Manor Bowl collection center, and Sgt. Primo Magday of the co-sponsoring Marine Corps. April Bodnar, 6, and John Hartley approve of the toys. At right, Katherine Washington, 7, and Gabriella Freitas, 3, sample the yield from Oakland Mayor Lionel Wilson's toy drive." Image depicts Washington and Freitas with stuffed toys. From the Oakland Tribune Collection