Make this holiday special for a child in need. The Garland Fire Fighters Association (GFFA) and Garland Fire Department are collecting new, unwrapped toys for their annual toy drive through Monday, Dec. 20. Toy collection boxes will be available at each of...
GISD students collect toys for others
Thanks to the generosity of the staff and students at Garland ISD, Parsons Elementary and Pathfinder Achievement Center, children affected by intimate partner and family violence will have a merrier Christmas. As part of Hasbro’s Joymaker Challenge, they completed a...
Oasis Church presents Rising from the Rubble
It was the day after Christmas. The kids were playing with toys they had just unwrapped, family was still in town and leftovers were being reheated for dinner. The weather took a violent turn and soon a tornado was ripping through our community. We got a call that our...
Lakewood Brewing, Police Boxing Gym team up for toy drive
The Garland Police Boxing Gym and Lakewood Brewing Company recently hosted a toy drive for children affected by the Dec. 26 tornado. The drive was a success, resulting in more than seven truckloads of toys for children who not only lost toys they already had, but also...
First Choice ER collects 40,000 toys
Toys for Tots is wrapping up another successful holiday season and this year, with help from the Garland community, First Choice Emergency Room collected more than 40,000 toys across all 62 of its facilities in Texas. The success of the Toys for Tots program depends...