Island of Misfit Toys toy drive helped Vallejoans for two decades

Island of Misfit Toys toy drive helped Vallejoans for two decades

Solano AIDS Coalition Executive Director and CEO Mario Saucedo likes to call many of his close friends “darlings.” So when Townhouse bartender Donna Finney asked Saucedo back in 2003 if he’d like to conduct a toy drive to make depressed and down-on-their-luck families feel better, Saucedo answered, “Darling, I promise you this, we’ll do a toy drive and call it the Island of Misfit Toys toy drive.” Saucedo said that the drive gave away toys to 40…