Design-build firm DBSI announced the results of its holiday toy drive in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley.

The drive collected more than 225 gifts for kids ages 5–18 — enough to fully sponsor the Chandler Club’s holiday party, according to a news release.

The effort supports BGCAZ’s broader goal of securing 4,200 gifts this season for kids and teens served by more than 30 clubhouses across the state.

Over the past several weeks, DBSI employees transformed the company’s Ideation Center in Chandler into a festive collection hub, filling the space with new, unwrapped toys. On Dec. 5, volunteers from DBSI delivered the donations from the Ideation Center to BGCAZ, where the gifts were to be distributed during the upcoming Boys & Girls Clubs’ holiday party week.

BGCAZ’s annual toy drive helps ensure that kids and teens who rely on the clubs throughout the year for after-school programs, academic support, meals and mentoring also get to experience the excitement of the holidays, the news release states.

Gifts collected through partners like DBSI are distributed directly to club members during festive celebrations hosted at each clubhouse.

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