The fifth annual Mountain Kids Toy Drive, coordinated by Josh Wade Luker, Kara McGinley and Kelli Welzel, is underway.
Donation boxes have been delivered to 11 sites:
Crestline – Crestline Café
Rimforest – Elks Lodge 2393, Rim Forest Lumber
Running Springs – LuluBelle’s
Cedar Glen – RB’s Steakhouse
Skyforest – The Parlour Room
Twin Peaks – The Grill at Antler’s Inn
Blue Jay – Coldwell Banker Sky Ridge Realty
Lake Arrowhead – Lake Arrowhead Pizza Deli, Lakefront Tap Room, Lake Arrowhead Brewing Co.
Any families that wish to sign up for this year’s toy drive, should simply scan the QR code on the flyer (pictured) and fill out the form it takes you to. Up to five children may be registered with every form.
The donation boxes will be out until Dec. 16. On that day, from 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers will wrap the gifts at a wrap party to be held at the Lake Arrowhead Community Presbyterian Church. All are welcome to join and help. Coffee and food will be provided.
Gifts will be passed out on Dec. 23 at the Lake Arrowhead Community Presbyterian Church. Families may come to the church and pick up their wrapped gifts anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. that day.
The three coordinators thank all of the vendors who are participating this year. They urge everyone to support these local business owners and their commitment to help this incredible community.
As for what donations they are seeking, McGinley noted that “we do always need monetary donations for the older kids in the families so we can fulfill their wish lists. We also try to pick five five outstanding seniors in need at Rim High School to get $100 to $200 in gift cards.
“The Mountain Kids Toy Drive is near and dear to my heart,” McGinley added. “I have lived here 33 years and it is so important to me to give back to the community I grew up in and especially to our mountain kids.”
“Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays,” Luker said. “It can be a really special time for kids to remember. But I know that it can also be a struggle for some families to provide that for their kids.
“If we can make it easier,” he added, “it makes a huge impact on these kids’ lives – and for their parents. The kids get to have gifts under the tree and the parents get to feel the love from their community. It’s a win-win. This mountain is special and it deserves to have things like this.”
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