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Head: Logan business to hold its first toy drive

By Judd Workman

Today at 4 p.m. Les Schwab Tire Center held its first-ever toy drive and gave away Megaplex gift cards to participants who donated kids toys worth $15 or more.

Les Schwab, located at 36 W. 1200 South, partnered with Cache County Sub for Santa to encourage residents to donate kids toys during the holiday season.

Justin Brunson, the assistant manager at Les Schwab, organized the toy drive.

“It’s hard not to give back to kids,” Brunson said. “There are kids out there and you want them to have toys for Christmas.”

Brunson said he was inspired by a toy drive in Portland he took part in years ago. He saw how it impacted the community in a positive way.

“I think this event will create a lot of awareness,” Brunson said. “Sub for Santa mentioned they had a hard time last year getting toy donations.”

The radio station, VFX, was at Les Schwab hosting a live broadcast to support the event.

Benji Wood, a program director for VFX, operated the broadcast until 6 p.m. hoping to encourage people to stop in on their way home from work.

“It’s really convenient because they are located right next to Walmart,” Wood said. “People can go grab a toy and come over.”

“The overall goal is to bring awareness,” Brunson said. “There are families in the valley that sometimes can’t buy what their kids want. It’s really good because nothing is going to leave the valley. Not like I don’t want to help the rest of the state, but I want to specifically help our community.”