Aussie Cheryl Staddon’s journey with Second Chance Toys began with a simple google search. “Donate recycled plastic toys.” Through that search, Cheryl discovered exactly what she was looking for; but it was halfway around the world.
We are fortunate to partner with companies like Kohl’s, Kidville, 1-800-Got-Junk?, Viacom, and Johnson & Johnson. Recently, we were the fortunate recipient of a grant from Kohl’s to continue our mission. Thank you, Kohl’s! As we continue to grow, corporate sponsorship and grants are key factors in helping more children across the country and minimizing plastic waste.
This Earth Week, with the help of Kohl’s Cares, Viacom, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Kidville, Johnson & Johnson and our dedicated volunteers, Second Chance Toys collected and donated 15,222 toys raising our total toy tally to: 185,708 donated to date!
It was an exciting day in New York City for Viacommunity Day 2014! Over 100 Viacom associates volunteered to spend the morning cleaning, tagging and bagging over 1,000 gently used plastic toy donations that were collected at NYC Kidville locations in partnership with Second Chance toys.
The energy could be felt from everyone as the Viacom team enjoyed the music playing from the DJ booth and danced from table to table making sure that not one toy was overlooked.
It takes time, a lot of dedication, and a ton of ‘care’ to accomplish what the Kohl’s Cares team did this Earth Week.
Over 500 Kohl’s associates from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware volunteered with Second Chance Toys for the fifth annual Kohl’s Cares Go Green event and the results were outstanding.
