Donations save New Jersey Christmas toy giveaway after water pipe bursts in school [Video]
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ROSELLE, New Jersey (WABC) — The holiday season seems so much brighter when there is a gymnasium full of toys, and the children at the Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School got a pre-Christmas treat when every student was welcomed to the toy giveaway.

The kids were all smiles and full of holiday cheer, as the first- through fourth-grade students each got to pick their favorite holiday gift.

This is the 11th year the giveaway has taken place, but this year’s event was almost washed away when a water pipe broke in a school storage room where the toys were being collected.

With just about week to go before the toy giveaway, the school called out for help. And it came in a big way as donations and money poured in to replace all the toys that had to be tossed because of water damage.

“We were worried,” Principal Andrea Hall said. “This is something …

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