TOY DRIVE KICKOFF TO BE HELD TUESDAY.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station will kick off its holiday toy drive Tuesday in Valencia with festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. and a visit from Santa Claus Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. Santa Claus jolly, gift-giving figure who visits children on Christmas Eve. [Christian Tradition: NCE, 1937] See : Christmas Santa Claus . The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at Power Honda, 23551 Magic Mountain Parkway. Those who attend are asked to bring new, unwrapped toys valued at $10 or more for children ages 3 to 12, or movie tickets, gift cards, electronic games Electronic Games was the first video game magazine published in the United States and ran from 1981 to 1985. Co-founded by Arnie Katz, Joyce Worley and Bill Kunkel, it is unrelated to the subsequent Electronic Gaming Monthly. or other appropriate gifts for teens. The choirs from Sierra Vista Junior High, Canyon High, Hart High, Santa Clarita Valley Christian School A Christian School is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization. The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country according to the religious, educational, and political culture. and Grace Baptist Church will perform. Santa Claus will arrive by patrol car to visit with youngsters. ``While we live in an affluent community, there are still families who can't afford holiday gifts for their kids, and that's just who these gifts are collected for,'' sheriff's Deputy Gerri McCorkle said. ``Last year, we collected over 2,000 toys and gave every one of them away. We live in a very generous community, and the need is great.'' ``Families who have to do without are often in crisis around the holidays,'' said Randy Cressall, owner of the Valencia AutoSpa, which has been a toy drive collection site for the past eight years to assist the Sheriff Department. ``We know this year, there is a number of families who have lost parents to traffic accidents and untimely deaths, who need the support of the toy drive.'' Those dropping off toys to the Valencia AutoSpa will receive a free car wash. ``We can't conduct the toy drive without the help of the local business community who offer their places of business as toy collection sites,'' McCorkle said. Toys also can be dropped off at Power Honda, KHTS-AM 1220, Java N Jazz, Fatburger (both SCV SCV Santa Clarita Valley (California) SCV Sons of Confederate Veterans SCV Santa Clara Vanguard SCV Singapore Cable Vision SCV Special Category Visa (Australia) SCV StarHub Cable Vision locations), Western Bagel, Forrest Engineering and the three Realty Executive Real Estate offices in Santa Clarita. Local Girl Scouts also have been collecting toys in their neighborhoods. For information, call McCorkle at (661) 255-1121. |
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