Celebration of Giving
Campaign Receives 350 Gifts/Toys
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| The Girl Scouts at the warehouse |
The Girl Scouts of San
Gorgonio Council joined together with Children’s Fund’s Annual Celebration of
Giving Campaign to collect toys and gifts for the underprivileged children in
our communities. This is the first time the Girl Scouts have collaborated with
Children’s Fund in this venture.
These
Girl Scouts took the task of collecting new, unwrapped toys all around their
communities and delivered them to the warehouse where Children’s Fund were
utilizing for the holidays. The first delivery in December netted more than 250
gifts/toys. It was a heartwarming scene to see all of the Girl Scouts hover
around the trunks of the cars overflowing with toys.
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| Girl Scouts unloading the toys |
“It
was awesome that the Girl Scouts actually visited the warehouse to donate their
gifts,” said Karen Blanco, Marketing and Public Relations Manager. “It gave the
kids an opportunity to see first-hand how this campaign works, and what a
difference their donations make.” As a
small thank you, a hot chocolate bar and cookies were available for those in
attendance.
The
second delivery of 90+ toys, brought the amount donated to 350 gifts/toys. They
are collected, sorted and distributed to different communities throughout the
Inland Empire, for the less fortunate kids through the Celebration of Giving
Campaign which is celebrating its 25th year.
“The
Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio look forward to future partnerships with Children’s
Fund,” said Mary Moore, Vice President of Programs and Events. “The toy drive
was a great success and a great first start to many more future projects and
events with Children’s Fund.” Each Girl
Scout who donated a toy received a patchfor their vest.
