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TIF Summer Toy Drive to End August 31

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

There is still a month left to donate to the Toy Industry Foundation’s Summer Toy Drive. To date, TIF has reached a third of its goal and has collected more than 100,000 toys for children in need. The foundation’s goal is to collect 300,000 toys for The Toy Bank by August 31.

Donations to The Toy Bank service a variety of programs including Play Comforts, an organization that partners with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Military Services to help children with a parent deployed overseas; My Stuff Bags Foundation, which helps to comfort abused and neglected children entering crisis and foster care; and Play Heals, which services young patients at Ronald McDonald Houses.

Tags: My Stuff Bags Foundation, Play Comforts, Play Heals, Summer Toy Drive, The Toy Bank, TIF, Toy Industry Foundation
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Toy Industry Foundation Recognizes New “Power Players”

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) has recently recognized iToys, Inc. and USAopoly as “Power Players,” in honor of their ongoing support of The Toy Bank.

iToys, Inc. has donated to the program every year since its inception in 2003. Most recently, the company contributed 10,000 toys for foster children across the company in TIF’s Do-Good-Stuff-a-Thon.

USAopoly also donates to the Toy Bank annually and most recently contributed to a Play Comforts event in May. TIF and national partner Boys & Girls Clubs of America Military Services distributed toys to thousands of military family members in San Diego, including a donation of games from USAopoly.

Tags: iToys, TIF, USAOPOLY
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This post was written by Elizabeth Reid

Toy Industry Members and Others Stuff 5,000 Duffel Bags for Kids

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Above: (l-r) Audra Strickland, 37^th District Assembly Woman, hands a bag to AnnMarie Siciliano, 5/07/2010. photo by John McCoy

More than 125 volunteers came together on Friday for the Second Annual Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) and My Stuff Bags Foundation “Do Good Stuff-a-Thon,” held at the My Stuff Bags volunteer center in Westlake Village, Calif. The volunteers included staff from companies such as Disney, JAKKS Pacific, Educational Insights, and more; representatives of TIF and My Stuff Bags Foundation boards of directors; California State Senator Curren Price; and State Assembly Members Fiona Ma and Audra Strickland.

The 5,000 duffel bags (filled with toys, toiletries, handmade blankets, and other items) will be distributed to shelters and foster care agencies across the nation, including California’s Bienvenidos; Florida’s Kids Central, Inc.; New York’s Steuben County Department of Social Services, and Texas’ A World for Children.

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Tags: My Stuff Bags Foundation, The Toy Bank, TIF
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This post was written by Elizabeth Reid

Second Annual “Stuff-a-Thon” to Take Place This Friday

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

This Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., members of the toy industry will join forces with the Toy Industry Foundation and the My Stuff Bags Foundation to fill approximately 5,000 duffel bags with toys, toiletries, and handmade items. The “Do Good Stuff-a-Thon” bags will be distributed to shelters and foster care agencies across the United States.

Representatives from across the toy and children’s entertainment industries will include employees from Disney, Educational Insights, JAKKS Pacific, Pacific Play Tents, and more. Other companies, such as Hasbro, iToys, and Schoenhut Piano Company, have provided product for the bags.

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Tags: Disney, Do Good Stuff-a-Thon, Educational Insights, foster care, Hasbro, iToys, JAKKS Pacific, My Stuff Bags Foundation, Pacific Play Tents, Schoenhut Piano Company, shelters, The Toy Bank, TIF, Toy Industry Foundation
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This post was written by Elizabeth Reid

Toy Industry Donations to Comfort Haitian Kids

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Toys valued at nearly $30,000, donated by companies across the toy industry to the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF), will be distributed in partnership with Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S.) to children who survived the devastating Haiti earthquake on January 12. The contribution by TIF included 2,500 new toys that will provide comfort to children in refugee shelters and camps, schools, and orphanages throughout the country.

K.I.D.S. has worked in Haiti through various partners since 1995, providing apparel, shoes, toys, and books to children in need. K.I.D.S.’ main partner for this Haiti relief is Operation Compassion, which has helped Haiti’s poor for the last 10 years.

Photo Credit: KidsDonations.org

Tags: donations, earthquake, Haiti, K.I.D.S., Kids in Distressed Situations, Operation Compassion, TIF, Toy Industry Foundation
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This post was written by Elizabeth Reid

TIF Prepares for 2nd Annual Go Good Stuff-a-Thon

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

The Toy Industry Foundation, in partnership with The My Stuff Bags Foundation, is gearing up for its second annual industry-wide Do Good Stuff-a-Thon. Members of the toy industry will team up with local media and California state officials to assemble 5,000 My Stuff duffel bags for children in crisis. The bags will be distributed to kids in foster care across America.

TIF is looking for volunteers to stuff bags with essential items such as blankets, toiletries, and toys. Teams of 10+ will be recognized as Good Stuff Supporters. To register (the deadline is April 23), made a donation, or to learn more, click here.

Tags: Do Good Stuff-a-Thon, My Stuff Bags, TIF, Toy Industry Foundation
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This post was written by Elizabeth Reid