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Members of the Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Department and Santa Clara County Fire Department delivered toys to patients in the children\u2019s wing of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in San Jose. The two departments collected hundreds of toys from the community for distribution at the hospital and other sites throughout the county.<\/p>\n

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Art Tomasetti, left, with the Santa Clara County Fire Department delivers Christmas gifts along with members of the Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Department to patient Kevin Fernandez in the children\u2019s wing of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. The two departments collected hundreds of toys from the community to be distributed at the hospital and other sites throughout the county. (Aric Crabb\/Bay Area News Group) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A member of the Santa Clara County Fire Department delivers Christmas gifts in the isolation ward of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (Aric Crabb\/Bay Area News Group) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A pediatric patient visits with a dog from the Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Department K-9 Unit in the children\u2019s wing of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. The county sheriff and fire departments collected hundreds of toys from the community to be distributed at the hospital and other sites throughout the county. (Aric Crabb\/Bay Area News Group) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patient Draven Jenkins visits with a dog from the Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Department K-9 Unit in the children\u2019s wing of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. The county sheriff and fire departments collected hundreds of toys from the community to be distributed at the hospital and other sites throughout the county. (Aric Crabb\/Bay Area News Group) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Members of the Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Department and Santa Clara County Fire Department gather bags of toys to deliver in the children\u2019s wing of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. The two departments collected hundreds of toys from the community to be distributed at the hospital and other sites throughout the county. (Aric Crabb\/Bay Area News Group) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Members of the Santa Clara County Fire Department and Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Department deliver Christmas toys in children\u2019s wing of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. The two departments collected hundreds of toys from the community to be distributed at the hospital and other sites throughout the county. (Aric Crabb\/Bay Area News Group) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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