In less than a few hours, about 20 people purchased $15,000 worth of clothes and toys at Target in the Empire Center on Monday, Dec. 8 for local families in need. The purchases were part of an annual event that began four years ago.
Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks, looks for a receipt as she attempts to untangle about 25 feet of them taped together accounting for nearly $15,000 of toys at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent 15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Nicole Gareffa, of Studio City, pushes and pulls two carts filled with toys outside for loading into a van at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent $15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
$1,000 of toiletries, brought to the cashier in multiple carts to be scanned at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent $15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, at Target with a few dozen carts filled with toys they just purchased with donation money in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
$1,000 of toiletries, brought to the cashier in multiple carts, are scanned at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent $15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Michelle Lankwarden, and Michael and Lauren Hissrich, stand for a photo with a van filled with toys they just purchased with $15,000 of donations at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent 15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Gina Girolamo, of Serman Oaks who is a friend of the Hissrich’s, talks with Lauren Hissrich in front of dozens of carts filled with toys the Hissrich’s purchased with donation money at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent $15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Lauren Hissrich and Michelle Lankwarden watch Michael Hissrich sign for about $1,000 of toiletries that were purchased with the remainder of $15,000 of donation money used to puchase toys at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent $15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Michael Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, stands with an opened van and dozens of carts filled with toys that he, his wife and several friends had just purchased with donation money at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent $15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Nicole Gareffa, of Studio City, stood in place for a moment long as several carts filled with toys surrounded her at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent 15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
All of the friends of Michael and Laruen Hissrich who helped purchased $15,000 of toys stretch out a 25-foot receipt for a group photo at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent 15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A steady stream of toiletry items are placed on the conveyor belt to feed to the Target cashier who is scanning the sum of about $1,000 of items at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent $15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Toys are loaded into a van at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent 15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
With the van fully loaded with $15,000 of toys, Michael Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, looks back to see if there is anything more at Target in Burbank on Monday, December 8, 2014. Michael and Lauren Hissrich, of Lake Hollywood, with their friend Michelle Lankwarden, of Sherman Oaks with several friends spent 15,000 in donations to purchase toys and sundries at Target to donate to charities. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)