Free Children's Pancake Breakfast With Santa

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — Would your kids enjoy having a pancake breakfast with Santa?
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is hosting Badges and Breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at JP's Family Restaurant in Castro Valley.

The first 300 children under the age of 13 will get a free breakfast of pancakes and orange juice, and they will receive a free mini-stocking.

Moms, Dads, Grandparents and older children will receive 20-percent off their meals if they bring an unwrapped toy to donate to the Sheriff's Office Annual Toy Drive for children in need.

The pancake breakfast is sponsored by the JP's Family Restaurant, Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Every Little Life Matters Foundation, and Melspeed Productions.

Donations for the toy drive may be dropped off during regular business hours at the following Castro Valley locations through Dec. 16:

• JP's Family Restaurant
• Beard Papa's Castro Valley
• Wiggle Rumps Retail
• Castro Valley Marketplace
• Pete's Ace Hardware
• Canyon's BBQ
• Moxie Women's Fitness

For more information about the toy giveaway, email clemmon@acgov.org or call the Crime Prevention Unit at 510-776-7770.