POUND RIDGE: The Pound Ridge Police Benevolent Association is teaming with Blind Charlie’s Cafe for its annual Toys for Tots program. The program will collect new, unwrapped toys for children up to the age of 18. Three collections will be set up at the Pound Ridge Police Department, the Pound Ridge Town House and at Blind Charlie’s, 74 Westchester Ave. The collection runs through Dec. 18. Monetary donations are welcome and may be mailed to the Pound Ridge PBA, P.O.B 16, Pound Ridge, NY, 10576.
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