Some would think it would be odd to talk about a toy drive post holiday season but we believe children should be allowed to have the right to play throughout the year. Our 2009 annual Toy Drive was a huge success and almost tripled in size in terms of how many buildings participated in the borough of Manhattan and how many toys we collected overall, from past years. Among the buildings that participated were the Time Warner Center, managed by Related Real Estate, Greenberg Traurig, New York Sports Clubs, Local One Union, and many buildings managed by M.D. Sass and S.L. Green. Toy contributions also came from boutiques and stores in manhattan that collected toys throughout December. Michael Kohrs in Soho and all the Manhattan based Anthropologie's were among the appreciated donators to contribute a significant portion to our annual toy drive. The toys pictured were available for sale at Anthropologie stores at various locations in Manhattan. Customers purchased the toys, which then were collected by Anthropologie and donated to our drive.
The huge success of this past drive leaves us hope of providing the underprivileged children we serve with toys not only during our annual holiday party but throughout the year at various homeless shelters and community facilities. In 2009 close to 1,000 children from various organizations came to our Holiday Party which took place at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens. The organizations they came from included community centers like The Point Community Development Corp., care facilities like the Association to Benefit Children, and children's hospitals in the New York area like the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, among others. Each child walked away with a brand new toy and an unforgettable day of spirited song, dance, and festivities.
Thank you to everyone who donated to our toy drive and any other charitable organizations in 2009 and lets hope to make 2010 even better for the children in our local communities.
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