Massage Envy on Girard Avenue hosts a toy drive with The Salvation Army Massage Envy San Diego, in partnership with The Salvation Army, will be helping struggling San Diego families this holiday season by hosting a toy drive in each of their Massage Envy locations throughout San Diego County through Dec. 16. Lauren Baldwin, Massage Envy La Jolla Franchisee, is thrilled to be involved with the effort. “Massage Envy is a very community minded organization. The holidays are a great time to really get everyone involved. The Salvation Army is near and dear to several of the franchisees having personal experiences and we all felt they would be a perfect fit,” said Baldwin. “We are hoping that the kids will feel joy and love during the holidays, as every child should feel. The look on their faces is just priceless.” Last year alone, The Salvation Army provided 48,500 toys (in addition to stocking stuffers) for 19,000 local children. The Salvation Army’s goal for 2016 is to provide 50,000 toys to 20,000 children countywide. To help volunteer or donate go to www.sandiego.salvationarmy.org or www.massageenvy.com or call 866-613-ENVY (3689). Head over to 7650 Girard Ave. to drop off toys. Toys for Tots donations accepted at LJ Coldwell Banker Offices The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices throughout San Diego County are collecting toy donations for the United States Marine Reserves Toys for Tots Foundation through Dec. 14. The program’s mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Head over to a local office at either 930 Prospect St. or 848 Prospect St. Macy’s UTC celebrates the return of Make-A-Wish The annual letter-writing program has kicked off at Macy’s nationwide. As the season of giving begins, Macy’s and Make-A-Wish team up for the 9th annual Believe campaign, which includes the iconic letter-writing program and festivities to spread the spirit of generosity and goodwill. Through Dec. 24, “believers” of all ages can mail a letter to Santa at the big red letterbox at any local Macy’s store or online at macys.com/believe. For every letter received, in store or online, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million, to help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Since 2008, Macy’s Believe campaign has brought together communities across the country, gathering support for the common cause and resulting in nearly $13 million donated to Make-A-Wish. Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus. Living the Dream Foundation partnering with Friends and Family Community Connection to support SD needs your help San Diego Fight Against Hunger needs about 1,000 volunteers who can pack 140,000 meals. The event scheduled for Nov. 27 from noon to 4 p.m. is a joint effort between five San Diego area Dream Dinners stores. It will provide 140,000 healthy, non-perishable meals for the local and international food insecure community and is the largest Fight Against Hunger event to date. Approximately 2/3 of meals will go to Haiti and the rest will stay in the San Diego area. Dream Dinners and their Living the Dream Foundation will be partnering with the Friends and Family Community Connection, a community organization based in San Diego. The FCCC began in 1996 providing local support to families in need and has grown to bring immediate and sustainable help to those across the country and overseas. International efforts focus in the areas of food, safe water, medical care, education, and job creation. FFCC has packaged and distributed more than 14 million non-perishable meals in the U.S. and abroad. Founded in 2002, Dream Dinners, Inc. helps busy moms get wholesome home-cooked meals on the dinner table. Learn more at www.dreamdinners.com. To help out with the effort go to www.livingthedream.com. Guests choose from seasonal, rotating monthly menus and prepare the dinners in-store without the hassle of planning, shopping and chopping. Dream Dinners lays out ingredients in an easy-to-follow format so guests can assemble a month’s worth of meals in about an hour. A pioneer and leader of the meal assembly industry with 86 retail locations in 24 states, Dream Dinners is on a mission to grow great kids, and believes good things happen when families come together at the dinner table. Learn more at www.dreamdinners.com. To help out with the effort or donate goto http://livingthedream.com