This is a really tough year and this program will help a lot.” “We’ve been coming since it began,” Donna Banta said. Donna Banta and her daughter Christy Banta, both of Hemet, said they look forward to this event every year. Floor signs direct guests to the toy drive at the east end of the facility.Įvery donor was greeted with cheers and applause as they came in to drop of their carefully selected toys.
All visitors to the casino must be wearing an approved mask – no gaiters or bandanas are allowed – and have their temperature checked at the entrance. There is a limit of one coupon per customer, per day. For each toy, valued at $20 or more, donors will receive a voucher for $40 in free slot play at the casino.
Toy collections are being taken at the Event Center with SCR staff helping to make sure every toy is properly sanitized with a UV wand and that volunteers remain socially distanced. Soboba Foundation members are grateful that the Soboba Casino Resort is allowing them to help out the community by partnering with them again this year. This atypical year, mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has left many families with less earnings to provide toys for their kids. The Soboba Gives Back! Toy Drive began its annual philanthropic push to collect and distribute Christmas gifts to the neediest of children this holiday season.
