Join ABC7, the Southern California Firefighters and Toys for Tots, along with our presenting sponsor Subaru, in celebrating the 30th year of the Spark of Love Toy Drive - the largest community toy drive in the nation.
- Drop off a new, unwrapped toys or sports equipment at your local fire station. (Subject to change anytime due to public health protocol.)
- Text to Give: Text "SPARK" to 24365
- Donate online by going to supportlafd.kindful.com to make a donation via credit card.
- Drop off a new, unwrapped toy or sports equipment at your local Subaru Retailer.
- Donate by Mail: Send checks to LAFD Foundation, Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center, 1700 Stadium Way #100, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Make checks out to LAFD FOUNDATION. Write SPARK OF LOVE in the memo line.
- Buy a T-shirt: ABC7 has teamed up with local muralists to create exclusive Spark of Love-inspired t-shirts. ABC7 will donate 100% of its proceeds from Snow Commerce's sale of these t-shirts to support our 30th annual toy drive. Check them out at abc7.com/shop.
Toys will be sent to the Spark of Love Toy Central at Los Angeles City Fire, where they will be sanitized, sorted and distributed evenly to Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura and Riverside counties. All proceeds will go to buying toys or sports equipment for the children and teens in need.
Our special community campaign collects new, unwrapped toys and sports equipment for children and teens in need in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura and Riverside counties. Over the past two and a half decades, the Spark of Love Toy Drive has successfully collected more than ten million toys! Due to the effects of the pandemic and devastating wildfires, our community partners anticipate this year's requests for toys will reach higher than ever.
The Spark of Love toy drive will begin on Monday, November 14, 2022 on our digital platforms and on-air throughout the ABC7 newscasts. This year, we will host five "Stuff A Bus" Toy Collection Events starting Friday, December 2nd, where our viewers and participants can drop-off their new, unwrapped toys or sports equipment. The toy drive will run through December 24, 2022.
Friday, December 2, 2022
11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Ventura County - Target
209 W. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo
4:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Inland Empire - Mathis Home
4105 Inland Empire Blvd., Ontario
Friday, December 9, 2022
4:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
L.A. City - Westfield Topanga
6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park
L.A. County - Los Cerritos Center
239 Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos
Friday, December 16, 2022
4:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Orange County - Red Robin Restaurant
3900 Bristol Street, Santa Ana
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Subaru - subaru.com
Amazon - amazon.com
Mathis Home - mathishome.com
Jazwares - jazwares.com
Ontario Auto Center - ontarioautocenter.com
JAKKS Pacific - jakks.com
SoCal Honda Dealers - socalhondadealers.com
Pelican Products - pelican.com
Proterra - proterra.com
K-FROG 95.1 - kfrog.radio.com
International Paper - internationalpaper.com
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation - supportlafd.org
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tot - toysfortots.org
For more information on how to donate, please send an email to sparkoflove@abc7.com.
