Danville Police are asking for your help to make the holidays extra special for local kids. The department’s annual toy drive is called Santa’s Blue Elves, and for years, it has ensured hundreds of local children receive a present to open Christmas morning. They are hosting toy drives on Thursday and Friday. Thursday’s drive runs until 6 p.m. at the Target on Holt Garrison Parkway, and Friday’s will run from 4-6 p.m. at the Walmart on Mount Cross Road. You can also donate at the department’s headquarters at One Community Way through Dec. 18. Toys must be in new condition in their original packaging with original tags.

If you’re still looking for a way to give back this year, Carilion Clinic is still in need of gift donations.

Crews said that this year, Parker’s family collected around 1,000 toys to be donated to children staying at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

From Oct. 1 through Nov. 30, members of the department are growing facial hair to support their fourth-annual Toy Drive Operation, which runs during the holidays.

ROANOKE, Va. – This time of year is all about giving and a local toy drive is helping make sure children in foster care aren’t forgotten. Multiple organizations are teaming up for the Fostering Joy for Christmas Toy Drive. “We just feel like we can join together and make this thing as big as possible,” said Freddie Johnson the man behind Freddie’s Annual Toy Drive. This comes on the heels of a suitcase drive Spirit of Unity Baptist Church organized for children in foster care. If you would like to learn more about the Foster Joy toy drive, click here.