PRINCETON, NJ, December 05, 2010 (Press-News.org) This holiday season, Children's Futures (CF) is sponsoring its 10th annual toy and book drive to provide gifts to deserving children throughout the greater Trenton area. In honor of 10 years of successful holiday drives, CF's 2010 goal is to collect 10,000 new toys and books.
Kicking off on December 1, 2010, new toys and books can be donated at collection bins placed throughout Mercer County. Some locations include Mrs. G's Appliances in Lawrenceville, Classic Book Shop in Trenton and all nine Mercer County Roma Bank locations. A full list of donation sites is provided, below. The drive culminates with an evening of celebration at the Trenton Marriott on Friday, December 17, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. - midnight. Tickets for the Holiday Party cost $10 with a toy or book and $20 without. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by contacting Children's Futures.
"Through our annual toy and book drive, Children's Futures focuses on helping families who may otherwise go without during the holidays," explained Floyd K. Morris, Jr. President of Children's Futures. "We are always humbled by the outpouring of gracious donations by our neighbors and friends."
Each year the generosity of the greater Trenton community helps create a special holiday season for thousands of area children. For more information about the 10th Annual Toy Book and Book Drive, call (609) 695-1977 (ext. 103) or visit http://www.childrensfutures.org.
Children's Futures' Book and Toy Drive Donation Sites:
Roma Bank
(9 locations throughout Mercer County)
• Robbinsville Town Center
• Chambersburg
• Hamilton Center City
• Hopewell
• Lawrenceville
• Mercerville
• South Trenton
• West Trenton
Mrs. G's Appliances
2960 US Highway 1
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Shaffer's Men's Shop
2799 Business Route 1 South
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Paychex
50 Lake Center Executive Park
Suite 200
401 Route 73 North
Marlton, NJ 08053
Maternal and Child Health Consortium
2 King Arthur Court, Suite B
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
The Mercer Insurance Group, Inc
10 North Highway 31
Pennington, NJ 08534
Rose Hill Assisted Living
1150 Washington Blvd.
Robbinsville, 08691
Children's Futures
16 West Front Street
Suite 220
Trenton, NJ 08608
Classics Book Shop
117 South Warren Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Office Building Lobby
28 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Office Building Lobby
50 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
About Children's Futures
For 10 years, Children's Futures (www.childrensfutures.org) has been working with partner organizations to improve health and development outcomes for children in Trenton and the surrounding area. Recognized by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation as one of the top eight nonprofit programs of its kind in the nation, Children's Futures brings provider agencies together in a single, unified effort to support parents and children helping to prevent many of the issues that otherwise compromise the health and well being of central New Jersey's most vulnerable residents. Children's Futures, fulfilling a promise, making it possible.
Children's Futures Kicks Off 10th Annual Holiday Drive; Seeks to Collect 10,000 Toys and Books for Children of Trenton
With the holiday season in full-swing, Trenton, NJ-based nonprofit Children's Futures is collecting toys and books for deserving children. This year, in honor of the 10th Annual Holiday Drive, CF hopes to raise more than 10,000 gifts.
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[Press-News.org] Children's Futures Kicks Off 10th Annual Holiday Drive; Seeks to Collect 10,000 Toys and Books for Children of TrentonWith the holiday season in full-swing, Trenton, NJ-based nonprofit Children's Futures is collecting toys and books for deserving children. This year, in honor of the 10th Annual Holiday Drive, CF hopes to raise more than 10,000 gifts.