Boxes of toys for charity taken from local car dealership; People can still donate to Toys for Tots

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Two real-life Grinches are accused of stealing Christmas tone from a Clovis car dealership erstwhile 1 of the owners says they walked distant with 2 boxes of toys that were expected to spell to charity.

For much than a decade, Hedricks Chevrolet successful Clovis has served arsenic the Toys for Tots hub for section charities.

Collecting and distributing thousands of toys to families successful request during the Christmas play each year.

But connected Monday, the unexpected happened: 1 co-owner told Action News that 2 radical entered the lobby, claiming they were volunteers picking up toys.

"So basically, we got tricked. And truthful that was unfortunate. The fortunate happening was they lone got 2 boxes. So Toys for Tots volition retrieve from that, and we're going to assistance them out," explains Brett Hedrick, Co-owner of Hedrick's Chevrolet.

We asked Brett, "Why bash you deliberation they did that?" He expressed, "I deliberation hopeless times travel for hopeless measures. You know, possibly they truly needed them. I'm hoping that was the reason."

Brett says the joyousness and assemblage enactment during the artifact thrust outweigh the bad.

The non-profit sees hundreds of organizations and individuals volunteering each year.

Greg Gomez is 1 of them; helium calls the concern heartbreaking, but similar the dealership, helium is focused connected the positive.

"It's bully to help, it's humbling, and unpaid enactment is ever fun. We emotion it," expresses Greg.

He continues, "Seeing the kids airy up is amazing, truthful immoderate artifact helps tremendously for sure."

Employees and volunteers present person a codification connection erstwhile picking up donations.

It's a adjuvant information measure.

In the meantime, Hedricks Chevrolet says it is dedicated to serving the assemblage this vacation season.

Keeping the tone of Christmas alive, 1 donation astatine a time.

"We've ever felt that it's huge. The crushed that Toys for Tots picked america is that we're precise visible. We're casual to get to, close present astatine Shaw and HWY. 168. People tin conscionable travel close up either driblet disconnected toys oregon prime up their container and driblet their boxes backmost erstwhile they're full," explains Brett.

If you would similar to donate, Toys for Tots is accepting caller and unwrapped toys.

People are encouraged to person donations turned successful by December 17th.

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