ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - For the second year in a row, the Toxic World car club spread holiday cheer by holding its annual car show toy drive on Sunday at Elk Grove Dodge.

Elk Grove resident Baldeep Singh, founder of Toxic World, said when the group was formed in November 2023, the word “toxic” in the name was a reference to the amount of toxicity the members perceived in everyday society. Their goal then morphed into using the club to help ease that toxicity by bringing together their passion for cars, motorsports, bikes and local communities. 

It then spun into charity events and toy drives for children. 

Singh said that in the previous year’s event, he based it off his personal brand, ToxicHawkk, and had gained over 250,000 followers all over social media which helped support the formation of the event. 

“The growth from last year’s event to this year has been exponential,” Singh said. “We have a lot of supporters in the Elk Grove area, and it only gets better because it helps give back to the community.”

Singh added that the car club also participates in other events throughout the year, but the toy drive is their biggest one. The club also plans to do an event that is geared towards teen mental health, Singh said.

Several vehicles were on display. One motorcycle had a stuffed animal of Knuckles the Echidna from the “Sonic the Hedgehog” game series on display. A few exotic cars were also there, such as a Lotus, two Lamborghini cars and a McLaren 720S.

The number of toys increased as time passed, with many beginning to pile up inside the dealership. Inside, a Jeep Grand Cherokee displayed the ToxicHawkk logo. The cars in the lot exhibited were decked out in Christmas revelry, decorated to correlate with the holiday season, including antlers and red noses, and cars with Christmas lights on the decor.

Marino Vecchioli, the general manager for the dealership, said that the car show and toy drive is a great combination as the Sacramento County region has a strong and vibrant car community. He noted that Singh bought a car from that dealership and had connected with him to do this event. 

Vecchioli added that he loves the idea of donating back to the community. 

“We love to be able to show the community that we have support, and we want to be there for them,” Vecchioli said. 

Sutter Health was one of the partners for this event and Sara Anderson, manager of the Child Life Program for Sutter Health, said that this event helps “provide Christmas” for child patients at Sutter hospitals. The toy donations would go back to the hospital for the patients. 

“I think this event is a great thing as it helps spread word to the community about the opportunities to give back and to help the kids who still want to be kids at Christmas,” Anderson said.