The Redlands Airport Association (RAA) would like to thank all that contributed toys and cash donations during our “Stuff a Plane! Charity Toy Drive” this year. With your help, we collected approximately 1,700 toys and almost $2,000 in donations for The Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps. That’s awesome, as approximately 400 families have asked them for holiday assistance.
We had numerous businesses and entities that sponsored collection boxes for our drive and collected toys throughout the month of November. Here are some photos of our 2025 Stuff a Plane Collection Box Sponsors.
One of our sponsors, Best Choice Products in Newport Beach, CA., came through again for the third year in a row with a massive donation of 289 quality toys. Best Choice Products is a wholesale distributor “of diverse, thoughtfully designed products intended to enhance modern living”. Their retailers include Amazon, Michaels, Target, Walmart and Tik Tok Shop. This donation of 289 toys included 6 different types of toys new in the box with a retail value of almost $20,000. Thank you BCP for such a generous donation!
We concluded our “Stuff a Plane! Charity Toy Drive” at Redlands Municipal Airport on Saturday, December 6th. To help bring the community out to donate toys, we served up a pancake breakfast in the morning and a BBQ lunch in the afternoon. We had three flight simulators in the lobby for kids to experience controlling an aircraft. CAP Cadet Squadron 411, Learn to Fly LLC, GASPPS, Mission Flight Academy, San Bernardino Valley College Aeronautics, and the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps were all present with displays. Santa arrived in an airplane, visited with the kids, and handed out candy canes. There were aircraft on display for our guests to view including some military aircraft.
The RAA also hosted a LifeStream blood drive for those that wished to donate. They were happy with the results too! 9 people rolled up their sleeves to give the gift of life and 4 of the 9 were first time donors. Bravo!
Here is a link to pictures from the event: 12-6-25 Stuff a Plane Charity Toy Drive
Thank you once again to all that contributed toy and cash donations to support The Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps and making the RAA’s 2025 “Stuff a Plane Charity Toy Drive” a huge success.