Car Club Collects Toys For Rescue Mission

A local car club is gearing up for the holidays with a toy drive. The proceeds will go to the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission.

The group Rollerz Only held their 5th annual car show and toy drive at the Fantasy Springs Casino.

The toys will go to the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission who hope to pass out more than 13,000 toys to children in need this christmas.

Organizers say a rocky economy and bad weather brought in fewer toys last year.

This year is a different story.

“If you take a look at the gifts, they’re not cheap gifts, they’re expensive toys. So it’s great that we’re able to get this amount of response from the community,” said Frankie Vasquez, a member with Rollerz Only.

“It’s amazing what goes on around the holidays and how many people can commit to do something for kids. It means a lot,” said Heather Ross, a mother who donated a toy at the drive.

For many of the children the Rescue Mission helps, the toys might be the only thing they get for the holidays.

While it might be hard for some families, people to try to give what they can this holiday season.

“We don’t have much but what we have we give,” said Rebecca Ramos, a mother of eight children.

“I’m a grown man I don’t need gifts, I don’t need toys. For me to give these toys to these kids is a gift to me,” said Vasquez.

The group will drop off the toys on Monday. Families can pick them up at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission December 20th starting at 8 a.m.