San Diego family collecting stuffed animals for LA fire victims NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

Many San Diegans are standing in solidarity with victims of the recent fires in Los Angeles County. Some people lost their homes and possessions while the fires burned.

Jennifer Morgan of Scripps Ranch is now stepping up to help in a unique way.

“I’m collecting all the stuffed animals I can, gently used or new, so we can donate to the L.A. fire victims — for the kiddos that have lost everything,” Morgan said.

Morgan explains how she decided stuffed animals are the items to donate.

“There was a person reporting, a news person from a helicopter that was viewing the loss, and he made a comment to all the kids out there,” she said. “The firefighters let me know that all of the stuffed animals went to a magical place. They did not burn. And when I heard that, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, stuffed animals are needed.'”

The stuffed animal …