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Sawyer ( left ) and Jackson Collins are selling Lagunainspired holiday ornaments and donating a portion of the proceeds to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center .

brothers ’ newest glass ornament is fashioned after the local trolleys .

TWO YOUNG , ENTREPRENEURIAL BROTHERS ARE CREATING HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS MODELED AFTER ICONIC LANDMARKS FOR LOCALS AND TOURISTS TO TREASURE AT HOME . | By CATHERINE NORBY

Sawyer and Jackson , now ages 13 and 15 , respectively , wanted tourists and locals alike to have something to bring home that is representative of Laguna . Last year , they designed a Christmas tree ornament that looks like the famous lifeguard tower at Main Beach and , this year , they are selling one fashioned after the beloved trolley cars that can be seen driving along Coast Highway in the summer .

Both designs can be purchased online at iconicornaments . com and locally at Bushards Pharmacy & Apothecary , Laguna Art Museum , Laguna Beach

Books and Good Together House .

A portion of each purchase is donated to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center , one of the brothers ’ favorite local organizations . Sawyer and Jackson have raised more than $ 2,000 to help the center in its mission to rescue and rehabilitate sick and injured seals and sea lions . In honor of their contributions , Sawyer and Jackson are going to be honored as Junior Philanthropists of the Year at the PMMC ’ s gala in October .

LAGUNA BEACH MAGAZINE : What inspired you to start making the ornaments ? JACKSON COLLINS : We have a Leaning Tower of Pisa ornament on our Christmas tree every single year and it ’ s one of our favorites and it ’ s kind of the same design [ as the ones we ’ ve created ]. It ’ s made out of glass

CLARK COLLINS