2008 Annual Toy Drive

Volunteers of America kicks off annual toy drive for needy children

Volunteers of America has launched its annual Toy Drive with the delivery of its toy collection boxes to Central Pennsylvania companies, schools, civic groups and service organizations. 

Through the support of many local groups, churches and businesses, hundreds of deserving children in Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry Counties will enjoy a brighter holiday, according to Alan R. Garner, president and CEO of Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania.

“The current economic crisis will create a hardship for many disadvantaged families. Our goal is to collect about 2,500 toys this fall to serve an estimated 800 children at Christmas,” explained Garner. 

Individuals can place new, unwrapped toys in the special Volunteers of America toy collection box at numerous host locations throughout the area. To find the closest collection site or to request a toy collection box, call 717-236-1440.

Toys can be dropped off at the Volunteers of America Thrift Store, 2550 Paxton Street, Harrisburg,  the Volunteers of America Thrift Store on the Carlisle Pike at Silver Spring Road, Mechanicsburg, or the Volunteer of America office, 2112 Walnut Street, Harrisburg. 

 Individuals, organizations and businesses can also make a monetary donation to support the Toy Drive, which has been a Volunteers of America tradition for more than 80 years in Central Pennsylvania. Contributions will be used to purchase toys. 

Click here to read about the history of Volunteers of America's Sidewalk Santa program.

Toy Drive Sponsors

    A Child’s Eyes

    A. D. Marble

    ACS

    Beverly Caley School of Dance

    Brookside Montessori

    Centric Bank

    Erie Insurance

    Gold’s Gym

    Hampton Inn Harrisburg

    Harrisburg Auto Auction

    Hetrick Center

    High Associates, Ltd.

    Integrity Bank

    Kessler’s Inc.

    Kinkora Pythian Home

    Momentum Female Fitness Center

    NAI/CIR

    Nauman, Smith, Shissler & Hall

    Penbrook Lions Club

    Penn National Insurance

    Pennsylvania Regional Ballet

    Pennsylvania School Boards Association

    Planet Fitness

    Planet Fitness

    Quantum Imaging

    REDDI

    Rettew Associates

    Roadway Express, Inc.

    SECCO Home Services

    Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.

    Signature Staffing

    StorageTek, Inc.

    The Goddard School

    The Medicine Shoppe

    The Reserve at Hershey

    Uniglobe Travel

 

 

 

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