Toy Collection Sites Needed
Volunteers of America kicks off holiday toy drive
Volunteers of America is seeking individuals, businesses, civic groups, schools, churches and other organizations to help collect new, unwrapped toys for children in need this holiday season.
The toys will be distributed to children, ages 18 months to 12-years-old, directly and through other charitable organizations in Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry Counties, according to Alan Garner, president of Volunteers of America.
“It’s amazing how much joy a single toy can bring to a child’s life,” said Garner. “For more than 100 years, the Volunteers of America Toy Drive has brought hope to children who desperately needed it.
“The current economic crisis will create a hardship for many disadvantaged families. Families that have never before needed help are asking us for toys so their children will have a brighter holidays,” he added.
Businesses or organizations wishing to be a toy collection site should call Volunteers of America at 717-236-1440.
Individuals can participate by donating new, unwrapped toys in the special Volunteers of America toy collection box at numerous host locations throughout the region.
Cash donations will also be accepted to support the toy drive.
Toys can be dropped off at the Volunteers of America Thrift Stores, at 2550 Paxton Street in Harrisburg and on the Carlisle Pike at Silver Spring Road in Mechanicsburg, or the Volunteers of America office at 2112 Walnut Street, Harrisburg.
In Pennsylvania, Volunteers of America provides 20 different human services to serve the most vulnerable people. Services include child care; foster care; after-school youth activities; emergency clothing, furniture and household items for families in great need; supported living for adults with chronic mental illness; and affordable housing for the elderly and adults with disabilities.