Spark of Love toy drive

ByMelissa Diaz Hernandez Reading Time: 1 minute

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) are back at it collecting unwrapped toys or sports equipment this season. Drop off the unwrapped items to your local Cal Fire station by Dec. 24 and/or IFPD station by Dec. 19.

Toys collected at the IFPD station will go to the Idyllwild HELP Center.

Cal Fire stations on the mountain are Station 23 (Pine Cove), Station 30 (Pinyon Pines), Station 53 (Garner Valley) and Station 63 (Poppet Flats).

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