Bins around South Lake Tahoe for Toys for Tots, big drop-off date set

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Once again, Toys for Tots is collecting toys and names of children who need them in South Lake Tahoe.

There are drop boxes at hardware stores, banks, fire stations, and Blue Zone Sports.

Stuff-a-Truck with toys will be in the TJMaxx/Blue Zone parking lot in South Lake Tahoe on November 19 from noon to 3 p.m. There will be a fire truck for ids, magic kits for anyone who wants them, treats, swag, and raffle prizes from local donors.

Toys for Tots returns to the Festival of Lights in the South Lake Tahoe Recreation/Lake Tahoe Historical Museum complex on December 9 and 10 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. They will be collecting toys on both days of the event.

Applications for toys will be available at both events and also at the South Lake Tahoe schools including the Magnet school in the next couple of weeks.

Liberty Utilities gave a $3,000 grant to help with this year's toys.