Santa Brigade rolls out to help Toys for Sequim Kids
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Volunteers with Sequim Community Aid and Clallam County Fire District 3 sponsor a donation drive for Toys for Sequim Kids from 5:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday-Thursday, Dec. 7-9, at the Sequim Village Shopping Center, 651 W. Washington St., by KSQM 91.5 FM.
Firemen will drive the fire department’s antique fire truck each night to the site seeking new toys, clothes and more for children. Monetary donations are also accepted.
Organizers said two pick-up trucks were filled last year and they hope to bring in even more this year.
Toys for Sequim Kids offers toys, clothes, games, blankets and more to local parents/guardians from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.
Through Dec. 13, locals can also donate items for children from babies to 18-year-olds at multiple locations, including:
• Anytime Fitness, 10135 Old Olympic Highway
• The Co-Op Farm and Garden, 216 E. Washington St.
• Grocery Outlet, 1045 W. Washington St.
• Starbucks, 1095 W. Washington St.
• YMCA of Sequim, 610 N. Fifth Ave.
Grocery Outlet and Blue Sky Realty, 190 Priest Road, are also collecting blankets and warm clothing through Dec. 11.
Along with the annual event, Sequim Community Aid offers year-round help with utility and rent in the Sequim area. To help financially, mail check donations to: Sequim Community Aid, P.O. Box 1591, Sequim, WA, 98382. Checks for Toys for Sequim Kids should state “toys” on the memo line. To donate to the agency for utility assistance, leave the memo blank, organizers said.
Call Sequim Community Aid at 360-681-3731 for assistance and/or to volunteer.
