SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The Logan Heights Community Development Corporation announced Friday that it has been able to collect enough toys for all children registered for its Toys for Tots event this Saturday.
Earlier this week, the organization only had 300 toys out of the 2,300 it needed. Friday afternoon, the Logan Heights CDC expressed its thankfulness for the San Diego community's generosity.
"We are SO grateful for every partner, community member, and donor who helped make this happen! It has truly been a Christmas miracle," the group wrote on Facebook.
The Logan Heights CDC is asking all of the people who registered for a toy to come pick it up between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21.
The event is being held at the group's headquarters: 3040 Imperial Ave., San Diego, CA 92102.
Below you'll find ABC 10News' original story on the need for toys.
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A toy drive in Logan Heights needs your help making the holidays happen for thousands of families in San Diego.
The Logan Heights Community Development Corporation says it does not have enough toys to give out for this year's Toys for Tots event.
The center's CEO, Monty Jones, says this is the eighth year of the giveaway, but this year they received significantly fewer toys than what they were expecting.
Jones says they were supposed to get about 2,300 toys and only received 300. The CEO says it's part of a larger, nationwide shortage of toy donations during the holidays.
The center is now scrambling to get new toys for as many families as possible. If they don't reach their goal, they will have to notify some families that they will not be getting toys this year.
They need about 2,000 toys for children between the ages of newborn to 14 years old.
Donations are being accepted at the Logan Heights CDC until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20. The Logan Heights CDC is located at 3040 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92102.
The toy giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 21.
