
Riverside Firefighters seeking toy donations for underprivileged kids
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Just over a week from today, Riverside Fire
Department crews will be rolling out collection boxes at all firehouses
throughout the city, asking residents for toys to make Christmas a little
brighter for thousands of underprivileged children.The city is joining in the region-wide "Spark of Love Toy Drive,"
now in its 30th year, and collections will start on Nov. 14."The campaign collects any new, unwrapped toys, sports equipment,
blankets and gift cards for underserved children and teens in Riverside, Los
Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange counties," according to a fire department
statement. "Over the past two-and-a half decades, the Spark of Love Toy Drive
has successfully collected more than 9 million toys."The donation drive will run until Dec. 16, a