Toy drives and collections happening in the area

• Drive- thru Toys for Tots Collection is 9 a.m.noon, Dec. 5, hosted by Farmington Hills Fire and Police Departments Fire Station #5/Fire Headquarters located on the City Hall campus, 31455 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills. Residents to drop off one or two new toys, unwrapped. If unable to drop off Dec. 5, toys may be dropped off on Dec. 16, before noon. For information, call Fire Department Inspector Jim Etzin at 248-331- 6415.

• Great Lakes Crossing Toys for Tots collection drive is through Dec. 5 at the former Art Van location, greatlakescrossingoutlets.com/events.

• The city of Auburn Hills is hosting its Giving Tree to benefit Neighborhood House, to provide holiday gifts for 500 lowincome children of families in the greater Rochester/Auburn Hills area. Unwrapped gifts may be donated at Auburn Hills City Hall or other locations listed on the website, by Dec. 7, or purchase gifts online through Amazon fundraiser, amzn. to/ 32TIo06. For information, contact Stephanie Carroll at 248- 3646802 or email scarroll@ auburnhills.org.

• Toy drive for new, unwrapped toys for children (infants to teens) in foster care through Orchards Chi ldren’s Ser v ices. Toys can be dropped off through Dec. 10, at Sylvan Lake Police Department or City Hall during business hours, 1820 Inverness St., Sylvan Lake. For information, contact Chief Brian Bassett at (248) 672- 0602 or email chief@ sylvanlake. org. Sylvanlake.org, orchards. org.

• Festival of Gif ts Drive-Thru nativity story: 5- 7 p. m. Dec. 13, Christ Church Cranbrook, 470 Church Road, Bloomfield Hills, visitors are asked to drop off an unwrapped toy for youth, christchurchcranbrook.org/ event/ fest ival - ofgifts- church- at-home.

• The Birmingham Fire Department is hosting its annual toy drive, collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots until Dec. 18. The fire department is accepting contactless donations at both firehouses, Station 1: Adams Fire Station is located at 572 South Adams and Station 2: Chesterfield Fire Station is located at 1600 West Maple. For questions, call (248) 530-1906, toysfortots.org, bhamgov.org/fire.

• Thankful Hearts, a Pontiac nonprofit, is seeking donations of new or gently used coats or jackets, toys, hats/ gloves, and monetary donations, which can be sent to: Thankful Hearts, 257 Rapid St., Pontiac, MI, 48341. For more information, call Ruth Montague at 248- 563- 3191.