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Girl Scout troop 31983 of Lafayette has a wonderful tradition of allocating cookie profit from thousands of boxes of cookies sold over the years to purchase toys for needy boys and girls and then joining other helpful folks at Willow Spring Church of Moraga to wrap what has been collected.

This year, we have been told there are no toys in the Mission's storage so some of the girls in troop 31983 decided to do something to help. They will be buying toys this year but are also asking the community for help.

The good people at Handle Bar Toys have happily accepted a barrel to receive toys this year, through December 17.

If you feel blessed by living in this community and would like to bring a smile to a child this season, please stop by and pick something out. Thank you so much from Girl Scout Troop 31983!