Bloomfield Comes Together For Holiday Toy Drive

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — An annual toy drive in Bloomfield helped hundreds of local families this year, organizers say.

The Bloomfield Police Department’s 2019 donation drive included some big contributions, including a literal truckload of toys from the Bloomfield Cruisers Car Club and Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield (UTI-Bloomfield).

While dropping off gifts at the police station, UTI-Bloomfield also donated $500 to the Bloomfield Youth Aid Foundation.

“We always enjoy and are proud to be working with the great town of Bloomfield,” said Steve McElfresh, UTI-Bloomfield president. “We are honored to be part of such a caring community.”

“We try to help Santa and our friends at the Bloomfield Police Department by reaching an extended network of people in the classic car community,” said Carlos Pomares, Essex County Freeholder and Bloomfield Cruisers president. “This is our third year holding the toy drive and we look forward to our third scholarship at the end of this school year.”

“The Bloomfield Police Department is grateful to the Bloomfield Cruisers and their partners for their annual effort to support our toy drive which helps up to 300 families in our community,” Bloomfield Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio said.

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