The holiday season is rolling in, and so is one of our favorite December traditions! We’re excited to welcome back the C/10 Club as our&hellip;{"id":13305,"date":"2025-11-25T09:46:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/?p=13305"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:51:03","slug":"10th-annual-c10-club-friends-toy-drive-join-the-holiday-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/25\/10th-annual-c10-club-friends-toy-drive-join-the-holiday-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"10th Annual C\/10 Club &#038; Friends Toy Drive \u2013 Join the Holiday Tradition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"532\">The holiday season is rolling in, and so is one of our favorite December traditions! We\u2019re excited to welcome back the <strong data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"348\">C\/10 Club<\/strong> as our Featured Car Club for their <strong data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"428\">10th Annual C\/10 Club &amp; Friends Toy Drive<\/strong> at the Pomona Swap Meet &amp; Classic Car Show on <strong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"505\">Saturday, December 7, 2025<\/strong>, from <strong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"532\">5 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"936\">Each year, the Club sets up along the Main Aisle in the Classic Car Corral, collecting new, unwrapped toys and sports equipment for the ABC7 and Southern California Firefighters\u2019 Spark of Love Toy Drive. This year marks the 33rd anniversary of Spark of Love\u2014one of the largest community toy drives in the country\u2014helping bring holiday cheer to children and teens across Southern California.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1259\">Whether you\u2019re cruising in with your classic, shopping for parts, or just enjoying the day with family and friends, we invite you to stop by, say hello, and drop off a toy. Your donation stays right here in the local community, helping families in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura, and Riverside counties.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1347\">Can\u2019t make it on December 7th? No worries\u2014there are plenty of other ways to give back:<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1371\"><strong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1371\">Ways to Donate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1883\">\n<li data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1511\">\n<p data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1511\">Drop off a new, unwrapped toy or sports equipment at your local fire station (subject to change based on public health guidelines).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1546\">\n<p data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1546\">Text <strong data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1530\">\u201cSPARK\u201d<\/strong> to <strong data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1543\">24365<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1596\">\n<p data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1596\">Donate online at <strong data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1593\">supportlafd.kindful.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1653\">\n<p data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1653\">Drop off toys at participating Subaru retailers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1779\">\n<p data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1779\">Mail checks to the <strong data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1694\">LAFD Foundation<\/strong>, 1700 Stadium Way #100, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (write <em data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1763\">Spark of Love<\/em> in the memo).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1780\" data-end=\"1883\">\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1883\">Purchase a Spark of Love t-shirt at <strong data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1835\">abc7.com\/shop<\/strong>\u2014ABC7 donates 100% of proceeds to the toy drive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"shortcode-centertext EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">Join Us Live For ABC7 Spark of Love<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">You can inspire hope and bring joy to children in need by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy or sports equipment at our two LIVE toy collection events:<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 &#8211; 4 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/strong><br class=\" \" \/>Los Cerritos Center, LA County<br class=\" \" \/>239 Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos<br class=\" \" \/><em class=\" \">The parking area near Gridley Rd. and South St.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 &#8211; 4 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><br class=\" \" \/>Mathis Home, Inland Empire<br class=\" \" \/>4105 Inland Empire Blvd., Ontario<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Over the past two and a half decades, the ABC7 Spark of Love Toy Drive has successfully collected more than 11 million toys.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2393\"><strong data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2393\">About the C\/10 Club<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2699\">The C\/10 Club shows up big every December, gathering an impressive number of toys and rallying the truck community to support this meaningful cause. If you love classic American trucks, check out their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/c10club\/\">Instagram<\/a> to follow their latest builds\u2014or better yet, meet them in person at the Pomona Swap Meet!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2856\">Join us on <strong data-start=\"2712\" data-end=\"2738\">Saturday, December 7th<\/strong>, and help us make the <strong data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"2786\">10th Annual Toy Drive<\/strong> the most impactful one yet. 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