“Everybody can be great… because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
People are in a giving frame of mind during the holidays. To accommodate that generosity, several groups are taking on food drives, coat drives, toy drives and more. Here is a list of where you can make some charitable donations:
1) Toy Drive with Swapping Mamas, Victor Valley News Group and Roo’s Indoor Bounce House:
Victorville Toy Drive from Victor Valley News Group, Roo’s Bounce House and Swapping Mamas
2) Operation Blankets of Love Animal Rescue Supply Collection Drive:
HD Operation of love – Collection Drive for Animal Shelters, Abandoned Pets and Homeless Pets
3) American Medical Response Toy Drive
AMR is “Filling the Ambulance” for a local shelter. They will be at Oggi’s and Victorville Walmart every weekend until Christmas or you can drop any off at their main office on 7th Street.
4) Toy Drive in Phelan, CA
Angel Tree Gift drive for children in need. Call 760 868 8088 for more information.
5) Audiotistics and Top Shelf Wellness Center “Make A Difference” Clothing and Donation Drive-Thru
Make a Difference – Donate sleeping bags, clothing, canned food, pet supplies and more!
6) 2nd Annual Spark of Love Toy Drive
Spark of Love Toy Drive in Apple Valley, CA
Big event out in Apple Valley with vendors, bounce house, fire trucks, pet adoptions and more! Sponsored by Kid2Kid Closet and High Desert Pony League.
7) Boy Scout Troop 257 Annual Food Drive
Please donate canned goods and other non-perishable foods to help these young people collect food for those in need. Call 760.813.4044 and/or trobinson69@yahoo.com for more information.
8) Premier Designs Jewelry Toy Collection and Open House
Irene Gaulke is collecting toys at her Open House event this Thursday.