Because of being a Coldwell Banker Real Estate broker, I have the privilege every year of being involved in the toy drive for Santa Cops of Larimer County. On the first Saturday of December in conjunction with our CB Santa Photos Day, clients, friends, neighbors, and folks just passing by bring toys to donate to needy families in our community. It’s a BIG event – complete with a fire truck, hot dog lunch and radio station! This year it was my responsibility to help with the gift donations. I was deeply touched this year by the truckloads of bicycles, armfuls of toys, and especially by the many that reached into the bottom of their pocketbooks in order to donate even a small item.
For the last 10 or more years, Coldwell Banker in Loveland has been a donation center for Santa Cops of Larimer CountyOut of the 20-some drop-off points for Santa Cops, our location has the longest history and brings in the largest contribution by far. This year, in addition to the room full of toys featured in the photos below, over $1300 cash was donated through our office.
Jennifer, the liaison for Santa Cops, states, “This year we had 1,120 families and 2,703 kids (total of 3,823) sign up to receive gifts and assistance from Santa Cops. This is about the same as both 2009 and 2010... and since we try to give each child 2-3 gifts, you can see the number of toys we need each year is enormous! With the generous support of people and businesses like you, we are able to help all of these families have a brighter and happier Christmas.”
Last chance to donate is Saturday, December 17! To find a location near you, go to http://www.santacopslarimercounty.org.
