Toys 4 Tots - Community Service Project

[druryj]

Excellent responses so far. Already enough to make me do this. I will post a separate thread in a few days and set it up. I am going to offer this up as a suggestion for those who are not local to me: If you want to participate, I will send you my paypal info; you send me the funds, and if you like, boy or girl and an age range, and my wife and I will go buy a toy in your name to contribute. Details forthcoming. Thanks guys, this is a good thing and we can make some kids happy this Christmas.

 

[surjimmy]

Of course.

 

[druryj]

Of course.

Good. I had already planned to draft you to help me anyway.

 

[surjimmy]

Aye, Aye Sir

 

[xseler]

Sure thing!

 

[kirk1978]

yep

 

[druryj]

If anyone who DOES not live in the OKC Metro area wants to set something up in your area (Tulsa, Lawton, Enid, etc) please PM me. I will give you more information on the program so we can coordinate our efforts in order to get and report a total OSA response.

 

[RickN]

Wife and I buy a few toys every now and then to donate. Has been a collection point some times in front of our Walmart.

For those of you on a tight budget, you can get some plastic trucks, planes, etc at Walmart for around $4. Not in packages and usually on an endcap.

 

[adamsredlines]

If we get a crew from this neck of the woods to donate...I'll collect in Tulsa area and bring a load to you.

If not, I will buy online and have one shipped to you if that works.

 

[druryj]

UPDATE:
I have already received enough positive responses to this idea that I will set it up. I will post a separate thread to come soon with days and times to either drop your donation of a NEW toy off, or how you can donate by mail or online if doing so in person is not feasible for you. In the upcoming thread, I will also provide more background info on Toys 4 Tots for those interested. I will also provide guidelines on age group and some ideas of the type of toys and items needed. I promise that every donation I collect will go directly to the Toys 4 Tots program, so kids who might not otherwise get something, will get a new toy for Christmas.

I will begin to collect Toys and donations in June, with collection ending in September, so I can ensure the toys get to the distribution point in sufficient time that they will be available to be given out in accordance with the guidelines of the Toys 4 Tots program.

Thanks again for the very positive responses I've received. Let's make this Christmas a good one for some kids in Oklahoma who might not have anything to unwrap otherwise. Stand by for more info and details.