Needy families lined up long before sunrise yesterday outside the Sacred Heart Community Services to find Christmas gifts for their children. Each of the 5,000 families that pre-registered for the event could pick out up to two toys for each of their child, from among the 15,000 that were donated this year. Especially popular were bicycles—over 1,000 were donated—and books so that parents could read to their children.

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