Delta Children, Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) Donate Cribs to Phildelphia Families in Need

April 17, 2013 By

Delta Children donated 200 new cribs—valued at $60,000—to Pennsylvania United Medical Association (PUMA) in Warrington, Pa. The donation was made possible with the help of Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S), a non-profit organization that connects companies and children in need.

Joe and Gloria Shamie

Joe and Gloria Shamie

The Safe Sleep demonstration was held at PUMA, where Delta Children’s Co-President and K.I.D.S. Board Member Joseph Shamie stressed the importance of a safe crib and offered tips to the families.

K.I.D.S. implemented the distribution of the cribs on behalf of Delta Children to the families in need.

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Delta Children, Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) Donate Cribs to Baby Buggy

February 19, 2013 By

Delta Children and K.I.D.S. (Kids in Distressed Situations) have donated 200 new cribs—valued at $60,000—to Baby Buggy for distribution in Los Angeles. On February 7, a Safe Sleep demonstration was held at Children’s Institute Inc., a Baby Buggy site where cribs were distributed to families in need. K.I.D.S implemented the distribution of the cribs on behalf of Delta and Baby Buggy. [Read more...]

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Delta Children’s Products, Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) Help Families In Need

November 28, 2012 By

Delta Children’s Products donated 50 new cribs—valued at $10,000—to the Soteria Community Development Corporation (CDC) in Greenville, S.C., in celebration of Thanksgiving. The donation was made possible with the help of Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.), a non-profit organization that connects companies and children in need.

This is part of a larger donation made to K.I.D.S. by Delta, who promised to donate 2,000 cribs valued at more than half a million dollars, to the organization.

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TIF to Collect Plush, Toy, and Game Donations During Close of Toy Fair

February 10, 2012 By

The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) is once again asking exhibitors to end their American International Toy Fair stay with donations. During the close of the show, 4 p.m. on February 15, exhibitors can donate their samples of plush, toys, and games to TIF’s signature program, The Toy Bank. The volunteers for the collection will wear bright orange T-shirts. To participate, companies must complete the one-page donation form, and submit it before Toy Fair via email, fax (212-675-1328), or on-site at booth No. 5201.

The annual collection is made possible through TIF’s partnership with Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.). All donations will benefit TIF’s partnerships with My Stuff Bags Foundation and Boys and Girls Clubs of America Military Services. Products will also be distributed to The Toy Bank’s NYC-area network of charity recipients.

This post was originally written by Elizabeth A. Reid and published by ToyBook.com. For more news, visit www.toybook.com, follow The Toy Book on Twitter, and like The Toy Book on Facebook. The Toy Book is a bimonthly trade magazine covering the toy industry, published by Adventure Publishing Group.

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K.I.D.S. Calls for Donations to Help Tornado Victims

May 23, 2011 By

Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S) has donated approximately $710,000 worth of new products to help families affected by the devastating tornadoes in the South. With thousands of people left injured and homeless, K.I.D.S. is calling on retailers and manufacturers to help support its continued relief efforts.

K.I.D.S. is sending new toys, clothes, shoes, blankets, and baby items to its partner agencies in the hardest hit communities—including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina—where they will be distributed to those in need. To donate new products, contact Donna Charles at K.I.D.S. at (212) 279-5493, ext 205.

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Donate to Japan Via K.I.D.S.

March 15, 2011 By

Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) is coordinating immediate relief efforts following the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and 23-foot tsunami that hit the northern part of Japan. K.I.D.S. is asking retailers and manufacturers to provide donations of desperately needed new products—including blankets, undergarments, and apparel—and for the public to provide monetary support to the long-term relief effort by visiting www.KIDSdonations.org or calling 212-279-5493.
Additionally, through the K.I.D.S. 10-to-1 system of matching donations, the organization will donate $10 worth of new product for every $1 raised. Donations of $5 may be made by texting the word ALLKIDS to 85944.

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TIF to Collect Toy Donations at Toy Fair

January 31, 2011 By

The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) will once again close the American International Toy Fair with a Toy Bank collection, to be held Thursday, February 16. At the close of the show each year, TIF works with Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) to scour the showroom floor, collecting toys for children in need. Volunteers will be wearing bright orange T-shirts. Following the show, toys will be sent to New York City children’s charities and TIF national partners.

To participate, visit TIF at Booth  No. 5201 on Level 1 or the TIA Information Center on Level 3. Or, submit the 2011 Toy Fair Product Donation Agreement, found here, by email or fax.

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K.I.D.S. Celebrates “Make A Difference Day” Times 10

October 19, 2010 By

Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) is launching its first “Make A Difference Day Times Ten” in celebration of the 20th annual “Make a Difference Day,” a national service event. For every dollar that is donated to K.I.D.S. throughout the month of October, K.I.D.S. will contribute 10 times that amount to the donor’s hometown in the form of new merchandise. All “Make A Difference Day Times Ten” donors will be featured on the K.I.D.S. website.

Possible ways K.I.D.S. may donate, says the organization, include:

-$100 worth of books to a Newark library or after school program for every $10 donated from Northern New Jersey.

-$500 worth of new clothing to a homeless shelter on Skid Row for every $50 donated from Los Angeles.

-$1,000 worth of new cribs to families with newborns in Indianapolis for every $100 donated from that city.

-$5,000 worth of new toys for ill children in Dallas-area hospitals, such as The Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, for every $500 donated from Dallas.

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K.I.D.S. Hopes to Raise $100 million Through SMS

August 18, 2010 By

Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.), Inc., unveiled its plan to project a 15-second PSA on a jumbotron in Times Square. Beginning August 15 and continuing until October 15, mobile phone users who text “HAPPYKIDS 25″ to 27138 will trigger a $25 donation to its cause.  According to K.I.D.S., each $25 donation will help distribute $250 worth of donated products to children and parents. The PSA will run in Times Square on the CBS Spectacular jumbotron facing the north side of 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

As part of the organization’s 25th anniversary, K.I.D.S. also hopes to raise $100 million worth of products for distressed and underprivileged children, including basic necessities, toys, clothing, and other comforts.

For more information, visit K.I.D.S.’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

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