EL CAJON–Visitors to the Taylor Guitars Factory Tour can help make a difference for nearly 10,000 families in East County San Diego this holiday season.

Now through December 16, tour visitors are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item or an unwrapped toy. For each item donated, tour guests will receive a raffle ticket and be entered for a chance to win one of many prizes, up to the grand prize, a GS Mini guitar. The donations will benefit the 40th annual East County Toy and Food Drive, which serves the communities in East County San Diego.

The Taylor Guitars Factory Tour runs Monday through Friday at 1 p.m. (excluding holidays) and takes guests through the steps of guitar construction. From wood selection to final assembly, guests will experience each process as a guitar evolves from raw wood into a finished instrument. The tour lasts approximately one hour and 15 minutes and departs from the main building at 1980 Gillespie Way in El Cajon.

All donated items will benefit the 40th annual East County Toy and Food Drive. For a complete list of rules and regulations, visit the Taylor Guitars Visitor Center located at 1980 Gillespie Way in El Cajon.