The Christmas campaign is underway, and Westergard Ford is once again helping The Salvation Army by being the drop-off location for its Christmas Hamper toy collection.
From now until December 9 residents can bring unwrapped toys and gifts to Westergard Ford and drop them into the trailer provided, these will be used to fill Christmas hampers for families in the community.
Westergard Ford has been supporting The Salvation Army with the toy collection for eight years.
Prior to COVID-19, they would have tags on a Christmas tree specifying the type of gifts that would be suitable. They have discontinued it.
Tiffany Andrew of Westergard says the community has been generous, including Drumheller Minor Hockey, which saw its teams do a collection and make a generous donation to start off the campaign.
She also notes to be mindful of older children and teenagers when looking for gifts as they can be more difficult to buy for.
“The Salvation Army is going to bring us over a list of items they are being asked for, and if nothing else, buy whatever people can find,” she said, adding gift cards are always a good option.
“That way The Salvation Army can get what they need,” said Andrew.
The toys will be picked up from Westergard Ford on December 12 to be sorted and hampers assembled.
Amanda Courtenay of The Salvation Army says they are anticipating close to the same number of hampers as last year, with the possibility of a few more in this economic climate.