Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Used Toy Drive for Children in Rwanda

This is a departure from my usual park-district-only posts, but it is for a good cause!

Rwanda Toy Drive

Forest Glen Brownie Troop 42107 is collecting used toys for children in Rwanda. All donations will be sent to the Aspire Rwanda NGO that runs a woman’s shelter in Kigali, Rwanda. Toys and pencils will be distributed to the children at the shelter and to a network of schools in rural Rwanda affiliated with Aspire Rwanda.


Because of the difficult conditions in Rwanda and the expense in shipping to Africa,we are collecting only these items:

  • Duplo blocks
  • Small plastic animals (like Zoo Tube animals)
  • Polly-Pocket size dolls (no extra accessories please!)
  • Small action figures (no extra accessories please!)
  • Matchbox cars
  • Little People people/animals
  • Tennis balls
  • Pencils
  • Small pencil sharpeners (no battery-operated please!)
  • Matching/Memory games

Please drop off your donation by January 4, 2012.


Look for the Toys for Rwanda donation box:
  • At St. Mark’s Church in the narthex or church office
  • At the Creech Home, 697 Saint Charles Road, at the back door
  • If you have children at Forest Glen School, they can drop off toys in the box in the library.

We would also like to purchase ultra-durable soccer balls for the children. If you are interested in sponsoring a $19 soccer ball, please contact Melissa Creech at m.creech.gepd@gmail.com. Thank you!

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