Ready to take off with Stuff a Plane! Charity Toy Drive?

By Brian Spears
Redlands News Collective

The Redlands Airport Association (RAA) hosted its annual “Stuff a Plane! Charity Toy Drive” benefiting The Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps.

This is the program’s 10th year, and the fifth partnering with the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps. Best Choice Products, which manufactures magnetic racetracks, donated many boxes of toys for the event, doing their part to ensure no child would be without.

The toys collected will go to local kids, and according to Salvation Army Corps officer Maj. Christiane Morales, “Each child will hopefully get three toys. They expect over 800 families to benefit this year.”

Along with the toy drive, the Redlands EAA Chapter 845 hosted a Young Eagle event, where kids aged 8-17 could take a flight at no cost and learn about aviation. The San Bernardino Valley College Aviation program set up flight simulators for kids to feel what it is like to fly.

A member of the Civil Air Patrol looks over the toys at the Annual Stuff a Plane toy drive. Dec. 6, 2025 (Photo by Brian Spears, Redlands News Collective)

Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps. Maj. Crisistine Morales explains what the Salvation Army does to Loren Wynya at the Annual Stuff a Plane toy drive. Dec. 6, 2025 (Photo by Brian Spears, Redlands News Collective)

Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps. Maj. Crisistine Morales left and Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps. Social Service Director Michael Delgado at the Annual Stuff a Plane toy drive. Dec. 6, 2025 (Photo by Brian Spears, Redlands News Collective)

San Bernardino Valley College Aeronautics instructor Paul Adams helps Julite Pineda,6, fly an airplane on a flight simulator at the Annual Stuff a Plane toy drive. Dec. 6, 2025 (Photo by Brian Spears, Redlands News Collective)