Queer Visalia

In an effort to reach out to our larger community and make a difference, our friends at Gay Visalia presents their first annual Holiday Toy Drive. This year they are supporting Child Welfare Services (CWS) and their “Brighten a Child’s Winter Sky” program. There are many, many children who are in the system that deserve to have a happy holiday season. Please help them in putting smiles on those innocent little faces. Please open your hearts to those children who might not otherwise have a reason to be joyous.

You may visit the CWS website (click link here) to learn more about their program and also to get gift ideas. You can select an age group and even buy for individual children if you wish. Otherwise, we really need toys for ages 5+, boys and girls. Let’s not forget about those teens either! Gift cards are accepted and would make an easy purchase for you. Also, if you don’t have time to go out and buy something Brooke will accept cash donations and do the shopping herself.

You may drop off your UNWRAPPED toys at Lawrence Tractor Co. in Visalia or at Brooke’s house (address upon request) Also, if you are a business owner or individual who would like to provide a drop off location please contact Brooke so she can let people know (thank you!). If you work or go to school you can always have co-workers and friends get involved too.

GayVisalia would love to collect 200 toys, please help them reach that goal! The toy drive will last through December 10th. GayVisalia will be dropping off their collection on CWS’s deadline of December 11th. Those wonderful social workers will then have the pain staking task of wrapping them all but then the emotional satisfaction of delivering them and seeing happy little faces.

Thank you all in advance for your participation! Thank you for making a difference in our society. This will be the first of many outreach activities GayVisalia will be hosting. Change is on the horizon and it’s up to us to make that change. A better world is everyone’s responsibility. We can do a lot of good while trying to sway mindsets. After all, the quickest way to an adversaries mind is through his heart. Let’s love them to death!

~Peace be with you all~ Brooke  GayVisalia.com