A collection box located at Temecula City Hall is prepared to take unwrapped toy donations for the Spark of Love Toy Drive. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Fire departments, law enforcement agencies, veterans organizations, churches and other organizations across southwest Riverside County are collecting toys for the Christmas holiday to be given away to the children of underserved families.With rising inflation and homelessness, the need for these children’s toy donations has never been greater in the upcoming Christmas season.Who are those working to collect those toys?Probably the best known Christmas toy collection project is called “The Spark of Love Toy Drive,” created by the California Firefighters across the state, who have seen the effect of devastating wildfire and home fires left on families in recent years, resulting in homelessness, few belongings or even the loss of a family member..In the past 26 years, it
