Volunteers wanted for next TIF toy bag event
By Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 4/13/2010 5:29:00 AM
NEW YORK—The Toy Industry Foundation is seeking volunteers from within the industry for its next bag-stuffing event with strategic partner My Stuff Bags Foundation, scheduled for next month.
On May 7, TIF and MSBF will hold the event at the My Stuff Bags volunteer headquarters in Westlake Village, Calif. Industry volunteers will be joined by representatives of TIF, My Stuff Bags Foundation’s boards of directors; and representatives of the media and California state and local government.
The bags will be distributed to child-focused charities across the United States.
Last year’s Do Good Stuff-a-Thon saw 5,000 duffels stuffed by volunteers from across the toy industry. Coordinators have set a goal of making this year’s event “bigger and better with even more volunteers, more toys and more completed bags.”
“Last year’s event drew large numbers of toy industry volunteers and we anticipate an even greater crowd this year as word has spread,” said Jean Butler, TIF Executive Director and Vice President of Membership at the Toy Industry Association. “This event showcases the unified commitment of the toy industry to bring the joy of play to children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned.”
The Toy Industry Foundation has pledged to My Stuff Bags a contribution of $400,000 and 50,000 new toys over two years. The toys are donated via The Toy Bank, which is stocked by toy industry manufacturer contributions throughout the year.
RSVPs from interested “Do Good Stuffers” are requested by April 23. For those who can’t attend in person, a virtual event is also being held during the first week in May so that corporate teams can Do Good Stuff by sponsoring duffels online.
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