Toy Drive

Posted by Jesse Swartout on www.heartlandcrossingcommunity.com

Dear Friends & Neighbors,
Believe it or not Christmas is quickly approaching once again. During the holiday season The Heartland Crossing Community Watch thinks of a way to contribute to those in need. This year a friend gave me a wonderful idea to have a toy drive for Riley Hospital for Children. We will be collecting toys for Riley starting now and ending the first week of December. There are so many children there, with cancer, heart and lung disease, and with things we have never even heard of. At anytime your child could be there. Many of the parents end up quitting their jobs so they can be at the hospital with their children, meanwhile, the bills are piling up higher and higher. So, I am asking you to find it in your heart to donate to these children that will be spending their Christmas in a hospital bed.

Here is a list gathered from Riley of the toys the children would like to have. I am also collecting monetary donations to put together bags of art supplies.
~Also for those who would like to volunteer time on their own~

Please call 317-274-SERV (7378)

• Playmobile Racers
• Lego Racers
• Lego Creator 3-1
• Lego City Bionicle Small & Large
• Indiana Jones Legos
• Treasure Chests Dig Kits (Dinosaurs, Shark Teeth Etc.)
• Crayola Color Wonder Kits
• Mini Bead Tins Totally Me
• Bugle Bead Bracelets
• Scrapbook Kits
• Fuzzy Posters
• Puzzles (under 200 pieces)
• Uno Card Games
• Dora Music to Go Books
• Sesame Street Best Friends Sing-Along Book
• Elmo’s Rockin Road Trip Music Books
• Little Tikes Baby Tap-a-Tune
• Fisher Price See’n Say
• Fisher Price Rock-a-Stacks
• Fun Years Light & Sound Farm Trucks
• Fun Years Little Fix It Tool Trucks
• PlaySkool Tonka Cruisin Police Cars
• PlaySkool Wheel Pals
• Fisher Price My First Pals
• Crawl-Along Musical Balls
• Peek-a-Blocks Shape Sorters
• Baby Einstein Baby’s Photo Books
• PlaySkool Busy Basics Form Fitters

Your Donations may be dropped off at any of the Community Watch meetings held at the Commons Clubhouse on the first Thursday of every month from 7pm-8pm. Thank you very much!

Questions? Need another drop off option?
Contact HCCW Co-director Jesse Swartout: jesse@hccw.info

Martinsville Community Day-May 10, 2008

It was Saturday, May 10, 2008. Over a dozen local organizations, and several children and parents gathered around the courthouse square in Martinsville, Indiana. Nearly $3,000 worth of gifts and prizes were donated to the event for the participants. All proceeds from the Martinsville Community Day went to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Morgan County. There were also 11 successful units of blood donated in the Indiana Blood Center’s Bloodmobile!

Join us at the Mooresville Community Day on July 12, 2008 in Uptown Mooresville, Indiana! For additional information, please visit the website. If you are a school aged person under the age of 18 years, a food vendor, performer, non-profit organization, or a local business and would like to participate, please contact us at morgancountycommunity@gmail.com. It is free for youth, food vendors, performers, and non-profits, and $25 for the for-profit organizations to take part. Volunteers and donations are needed to make these efforts a huge success! All profits will go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Morgan County.