HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hundreds of children will get toys for Christmas, thanks to the first ever holiday toy drive partnership between the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD).
On Saturday December 15th from 10am-12pm, LAFD firefighters will hand out Christmas presents to nearly 50 underprivileged children and teenagers living at AHF’s Sunrise On Sunset emergency housing facility. The gifts (toys, bikes, scooters, gift certificates, etc.) range to make children from age 0-18 smile.
The holiday spirit continues throughout the month of December. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s HIV/AIDS patients at two major AHF healthcare centers (Downtown and Hollywood) will have access to hundreds of free toys for their families to pickup before Christmas.
AHF and LAFD’s month of giving kicks off Saturday in a special, heartfelt event at one of AHF’s emergency living facilities. Firefighters will be on site with a fire truck to hand out gifts to children. See below for details.
Who: Nearly 50 children and teenagers living in AHF’s emergency housing facility to receive Christmas gifts from LA City Firefighters. A food-truck will be present to provide lunch for participants, friends and media.
When: 10am-12pm, Saturday December 15th, 2018
Where: 6500 Sunset Blvd., media parking available.
Why: The AHF-LAFD partnership is meant to provide toys to underprivileged children and teenagers who may not have received gifts this year.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to over 968,293 individuals in 42 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us: @aidshealthcare. | Click here for our facts at a glance page
