COVID can t kill Christmas : Allen restaurant owner helps local aid group with toy drive We have 7,000 toys in this restaurant right now, Baine Brooks said. I really see Christmas. I really see people coming together. Author: Jobin Panicker Updated: 10:46 PM CST December 14, 2020
ALLEN, Texas Baine Brooks of Allen is overwhelmed by his community and all it has done to give needy families a good Christmas this year. The Allen City Council member and owner of TwoRows Classic Grill opened up his restaurant for a toy drive that resulted in more than 7,000 toys being dropped off at the restaurant. I have no other words to describe it, it s unbelievable, said Brooks.
Allen nonprofit calls for ‘emergency toy drive’ to support struggling families this holiday season
‘Hundreds of families are counting on us to provide toys and gifts to their kids, because they simply cannot do it on their own,’ said the CEO of Allen Community Outreach.
Allen Community Outreach is hosting an “emergency toy drive” through Saturday to make sure children in need receive Christmas gifts.(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
More than 2,000 children and teens are signed up to receive toys this holiday season from Allen Community Outreach, which is distributing donated gifts through the Toys for Tots Collin County program.