{"id":67396,"date":"2025-11-24T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/67396\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:04:09","slug":"kern-county-ca-christmas-toy-drive-sheriffs-office-hosting-stuff-the-vehicles-10am-2pm-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/67396\/","title":{"rendered":"Kern County, CA &#8211; Christmas Toy Drive: Sheriff&#8217;s Office Hosting \u2018Stuff the Vehicles\u2019 10AM &#8211; 2PM Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/countryherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1573.png\" data-caption=\"Holiday toy drive \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"398\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1573-696x398.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1573\"\/><\/a>Holiday toy drive <\/p>\n<p>-Advertisement-<\/p>\n<p>Bakersfield, CA \u2013 The Kern County Sheriff\u2019s Office is calling on residents to help brighten the holidays for local children during its annual Stuff the Vehicles Toy Drive happening this Friday, November 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Sheriff\u2019s Office, donations can be dropped off at either of two Bakersfield locations: the Walmart Supercenter at 5075 Gosford Road or Costco Wholesale at 4900 Panama Lane. Deputies will be stationed outside collecting new, unwrapped toys to distribute to families in need this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalurbanmetropolis.com\/products\/dapper-bear-geometric-elegance-stylish-animal-portrait-tee-unisex-t-shirt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6444-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The department said the event encourages residents to \u201cturn that post-turkey food coma into a good deed\u201d and support Kern County kids through simple acts of giving. Both drop-off sites will feature Sheriff\u2019s Office vehicles ready to be \u201cstuffed\u201d full of toys.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers noted the event offers a fun way for families to give back while connecting with local deputies. The drive also supports broader holiday outreach efforts across Kern County communities.<\/p>\n<p>Donations will be accepted only during the event hours on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This article was produced by a journalist and may include AI-assisted input. All content is reviewed for accuracy and fairness.<br \/>Follow us on Instagram &amp; Facebook for more relevant news stories and SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT NEWS! Have a tip? Message us!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countryherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/newspaper-rec728.jpg\"\/><\/a>        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Holiday toy drive -Advertisement- Bakersfield, CA \u2013 The Kern County Sheriff\u2019s Office is calling on residents to help&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-67396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}