Church Gives 750 Kids Gifts | SF Holiday Events: Saturday Smiles

The 2020 holiday season is officially here, bringing with it wonderful seasonal anecdotes about acts of kindness and giving back to the community. We hope you will enjoy these heartwarming Northern California stories.

250 SRVUSD Students Get Christmas Gifts, Thanks To CPC Danville

• The church also gathered gifts for another 500 students around the Bay Area, in partnership with other local churches and organizations.

Dublin Youths Collect 182 Pounds Of Food For Thanksgiving

• Two Dublin middle schoolers organized a Thanksgiving food drive in their neighborhood in just three days.

East Bay Restaurant's Christmas Meals To-Go Will Benefit Shelter

• The shelter is for abused and homeless women and children.

East Bay ‘Chopped’ Winner Creates Food Collective To Help Black Chefs Survive The Pandemic

• Shabriya Hill used to cook soul food like gumbo out of her home. But now she's the chef and owner of Briya Be Cookin’.

GoFundMe Helps Palo Alto Family Of 6 Survive Coronavirus: Report

• When a neighbor learned the Hernandez family didn't have the means to withstand the financial strain of quarantine, she decided to help.

LVJUSD Distributes 300 Thanksgiving Break Meal Kits To Families

• Families can soon request meals for the Christmas break.

Watsonville 7-Eleven Doled Out 150 Turkeys To Community: Report

• The turkey giveaway has been a tradition for 13 years, The Pajaronian reported.

Holiday Express Toy Drive Coming To Hamilton SMART Station

• The Holiday Express will arrive Saturday at the station. It will be a stationary decorated train and drive-thru toy drop-off event.

Tri-Valley Teen Maker Crafts Earrings Between Virtual Classes

• The honor roll student has turned to crafting clay earrings to occupy her time amid the pandemic.

Pumpkin Mousse Soufflé: Reader Recipe Of The Week

• Patch reader Bill shared his favorite take on a fall dessert.

Holiday Events: Christmas, Hanukkah & Santa 2020: SF Bay Area

• Jolly holidays still are on the calendar as Christmas tree & menorah lightings, Santa visits, Nutcrackers & more go on. Just differently.

Enter Patch's Holiday Gingerbread House Contest

• We're looking for the best gingerbread house on the block! Submit a photo of your homemade creation for a chance to win.

If you have an idea for a nice news story in your town, let us know. Email your story tips to autumn.johnson@patch.com.