Bartell Drugs has joined the Salvation Army to provide holiday gifts to children in need by collecting new, unwrapped toys for the eighth annual Salvation Army Toy ‘N’ Joy drive, Nov. 14-Dec. 11.

Toys collected at all 58 Bartell Drugs locations – including Auburn at 3902 A St. SE – will be distributed to low-income children and youth the week before Christmas through the Salvation Army’s “toy warehouses.”

“The drive helps make the holiday season brighter for deserving children,” said George D. Bartell, chairman

and CEO of Seattle-based Bartell Drugs. “The generosity and support of our customers over the past seven years

has been gratifying.”

A number of donation options are available at Bartell Drugs locations in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties, including:

• Choose a “gift request tag” from the Toy ‘N’ Joy display in the store and return the gift to the donation barrel with the tag affixed to it.

• Donate new, unwrapped gifts appropriate for children up to 17 years-of-age.

For more information, visit www.bartelldrugs.com.