~Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Toys
for Local Children's nonprofit organization held it's 4th annual dinner
dance fundraiser charity drive this past Saturday evening. The event
was held at the Holiday Inn Somerville. The evening was a huge success
raising thousands of dollars for local families.

Mayor Joseph
Curtatone and Executive Director Cindy Hickey of the Somerville Council
of Aging organized the event and despite that evening's first snow
storm of the season causing treacherous weather conditions outside, the
turnout inside was overwhelming. Local celebrity Jimmy Del Ponte was
the master of ceremonies for the evening and Mayor Curtatone was the
auctioneer with a gavel in hand.