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Second Chance Toys provided toys to Homefront in Lawrenceville, NJ, an organization that provides children in need with decorated shoe boxes filled with goodies. When they open them up, they will find plastic toys compliments of Second Chance Toys among the gifts.
Today, 100 toys were donated to the Middlesex Economic Opportunities Corporation. There were 51 students in the Perth Amboy facility that were the beneficiaries of the collection, which was donated at our North Brunswick drop off site.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? of Chicago (www.1800gotjunk.com/chicago), a full service hauling company, has offered to donate their time and resources to the Second Chance Toys program at the Good and Green Conference (www.goodandgreen.biz/fun_stuff.php) where Second Chance Toys will collect gently used plastic toys from conference attendees. The toys will remain piled in the rotunda of the Chicago Cultural Center for the duration of the conference as a strong visual reminder of what could have ended up in a local landfill.
Chris Coleman, general manager of Chicago Downtown for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? states, "Our mission is not only to remove unwanted items but we work to keep as much out of our landfills as possible and recycle to the local community. This is a perfect fit with the goals of Second Chance Toys and the Good and Green Conference and we are happy to help transport the toys to a local organization where they will go to benefit underserved children and their families."
A load of newly acquired toys from our Investors Savings Bank toy drop off locations was donated today to Families and Communities Together in Mountainside. Kim Castaldo, Community Service Case Manager, distributed the toys among the social workers that service the families and their children.
The Shapiro Center for Early Intervention received a timely donation of 100 Second Chance Toys. Some of the toys remained on site for the children to play with and other toys were given away to the children. Among the most needy recipients was a family of nine children who were ecstatic.
In conjunction with the 2008 Good & Green Marketing Conference, Sasha Lipton, founder of Second Chance Toys, will be speaking about what drew her to launch her green initiative in 2006 to rescue and recycle plastic toys for needy children (www.goodandgreen.biz/bios.php#lipton). As part of the conference program being held in Chicago, IL December 3-4, a plastic toys collection effort will be held, culminating at the Chicago Cultural Center. For more information, visit www.goodandgreen.biz
Today, 100 toys were donated to the Middlesex Economic Opportunities Corporation. There were 51 students in the
Perth Amboy facility that were the beneficiaries of the collection, which was donated at our
North Brunswick drop off site.
Woodmont Day Camp in New City, NY and Second Chance Toys teamed up to collect toys for needy children. Nearly 200 toys were rescued and donated to Jewish Family Services of Rockland County.
Sasha Lipton donates 85 toys to the Family and Children's Services of Central NJ to help the toddlers in the Family Child Home Program. Pictured are Tania Tapia, program manager and Marla Rivera, her assistant, who work with parents to show them how to use the toys to play with and teach their children.
Pamela Schacter, M.S. Ed., Program Manager, at University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ accepts 30 Second Chance Toys from Sasha Lipton that were collected specifically to help the toddlers in her Early Intervention Program develop skills.The following is a testimonial letter:
Dear Sasha-Wow! I brought my second load of toys from you into the office today and my staff were so excited! We operate on such a limited budget that we rarely are able to buy new toys for our program. I set aside a toy that has noise and vibrates for a child we serve who is deaf-blind. Her physical therapist was so excited to have it to give to the family.This afternoon I was observing my Occupational Therapist in the home of a little boy who is partially paralyzed in one arm. I asked his mom if she had toys to use to help him learn to use both hands. She said no, she really couldn't afford to buy new toys. I came back to the office and set aside blocks, pop beads and a farm for the therapist to bring to him on the next visit.These are just a few of the concrete examples of the amazing good that your work is doing.Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Together we are better, and together we are making a real difference!Pam Schachter, M.S. EdEarly Intervention Program Manager, UMDNJ
Just in time for their May shipment of toys to Honduras, Second Chance Toys funneled several collections of toys to Helping Honduras. Helping Honduras received a total of 550 toys from the Girl Scouts of Brayton School in Summit, NJ, Roots and Wings Family Daycare Center in Skillman, NJ and from donations given directly to Second Chance Toys by individuals. The toys will be distributed by officials in Honduras to the needy, hospitals and schools. We are very happy to help Juan Pablo Cardenas and his crew of hard working volunteers that work hard to help their country. For more information on Helping Honduras go to www.helpinghn.org
The Roots and Wings Family Daycare Center in Skillman, NJ is closing and needed to find a home for 200 toys. They contacted Second Chance Toys and were very happy to find a way to put these toys to good use. These toys, including some large plastic playground toys and two large plastic houses were all part of the donation that went to Helping Honduras. The large playground toys will be used at schools and community centers that help the poor.
The Girl Scouts at Brayton School held a Second Chance Toys collection at their school on May 3rd. They worked very hard to collect, clean and tag 200 toys with Second Chance Toys hang tags. Coordinated by Sara Kaplan, the girls and their parents were happy to take part in a really meaningful program that not only helped children less fortunate than they, but one that would help the environment too! It was a great way to learn to reuse and recycle. Their toys are being shipped to Honduras to help children all over the country.
