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Wednesday, December 05, 2012

5-Year-Old Girl's Toy Drive Helps Benefit Families Affected By Superstorm Sandy

For children made homeless by Superstorm Sandy, Christmas will be a bit merrier and brighter thanks to a five-year-old girl from Baltimore.

Sadira "Sadie" Mirjafary came up with an idea to collect toys for victims of the storm - and it's gone viral thanks to social media.

"When we first started this, I truly thought we'd get a trunk full and maybe a hundred bucks," says Sadie's mother, Nasrene Mirjafary.

Now, their basement is stacked floor to ceiling with new, unwrapped toys for children of all ages thanks to a Facebook event site and word of mouth.

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