I know many of you are from the Seattle area, so I wonder if you could consider the following letter from the Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation {via the Instant Hausfrau}. If you’re not from Seattle I would imagine the situation will also be pretty much the same wherever you are. Please spread the word if you can.
Here’s a picture of the Minx to get you in the mood.
Hello everyone
Each year, several of our community centers host holiday parties for under privileged children. At the parties, children from low-income homes receive toys provided to the community centers by Toys For Tots. This year, Toys For Tots has received so few donations that they have been unable to fulfill our community centers’ requests. You can read more about it here:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008478478_toysfortots07m.html
As a result, some community centers have had to cancel their holiday parties, and others are scrambling to gather toys.
Seattle Parks and Recreation has more than 650 children this year who are pre-registered for the holiday parties, and who hope to receive a toy. Were it not for this annual party, some children would not receive any presents.
I am asking you to consider donating a new, unwrapped toy to help us meet this overwhelming need. Our most urgent situation is for Garfield Community Center. More than 150 children are pre-registered for a holiday party THIS Friday, December 12. That’s tomorrow. (After center staff were turned away from Toys For Tots this past week, they stopped registering children for the event. So there will probably be more children who just show up for the party without having been registered. We won’t turn anyone away.)
Four other community centers still have holiday parties scheduled in the coming weeks and hope to fulfill their need for toys for these children. If you cannot find time to shop and donate a new, unwrapped toy by tomorrow, there’s still time to help the other community centers.
If you would like to donate a new, unwrapped toy, you can do so at the following locations:
Parks Headquarters, 100 Dexter Avenue N — Kathleen Shaw (684-7050) or Patricia Young (684-4369)
RDA Building, 800 Maynard Ave. S — Jacqueline Tabor (684-7044)
Densmore Building, 8061 Densmore Ave. N — Brenna Clausen (233-7011)
Thank you for considering this donation.
Tim
p.s. Please forward this email to any friends or family you think can help.
Tim Gallagher
Superintendent
Seattle Parks and Recreation
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