'Tis the season of giving
NORWICH – For the sixth year in a row, The Label Gallery and Roots and Wings will be managing the local U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign. New, unwrapped toys for children from newborn to 12 years can be donated to families in need of assistance during the holiday season.
Dennis Rifanburg and Gail Lawrence, employees at The Label Gallery, are assisting in this year’s campaign. Rifanburg has been a part of the Toys for Tots campaign every year since 2001, and Lawrence has been involved for the last three years. “The best part is being able to help the community, and knowing that you’re going to be able to make someone happy at Christmas time,” Lawrence said.
The Label Gallery has set up toy drop-off locations throughout Chenango County. They will be collecting, counting and sorting the toys, while Roots and Wings, a branch of Catholic Charities, will be distributing them.
The Toys for Tots campaign seems to grow more successful year after year. In the first year, only 200 toys were collected. Since then, the program has been building, and last year, over 3,000 toys were collected for local families.
“All toys collected here, stay local. If we need more, we contact the Syracuse Marine Corps Office,” Rifanburg said. “Last year was the first year we haven’t had to have toys from the Marines.”
According to Lawrence, there is usually a lower number of presents for children over the age of nine. “Every kid should have something at Christmas. It’s not their fault if things may have gone wrong,” Rifanburg said.
Toy drop-off bins are located in Afton at Village Variety, in Bainbridge at NBT Bank, in Oxford at the New York State Veterans’ Home, in Sherburne at Frontier, and Lok-N-Logs, in Norwich at Bagel Buddy, Central New York Radio Group, Curtis Lumber, Curves, The Dollar Tree, Eckerd Drugs, First Edition Book Store, Frontier, GHS Credit Union, Hayes Office Products, The Label Gallery, Mang Insurance, Mirabito Fuel Groups, Manpower, NBT, P&C, The Pennysaver, Rite Aid, Save-A-Lot, Service Pharmacy, SUNY Morrisville, Tractor Supply, Wal-Mart and Wilbur National Bank. You can also drop off your new, unwrapped toy at police departments throughout Chenango County.
For toy donation information, contact The Label Gallery, 334-3244. To contact Roots and Wings about receiving assistance this holiday season, call 336-7897.
Dennis Rifanburg and Gail Lawrence, employees at The Label Gallery, are assisting in this year’s campaign. Rifanburg has been a part of the Toys for Tots campaign every year since 2001, and Lawrence has been involved for the last three years. “The best part is being able to help the community, and knowing that you’re going to be able to make someone happy at Christmas time,” Lawrence said.
The Label Gallery has set up toy drop-off locations throughout Chenango County. They will be collecting, counting and sorting the toys, while Roots and Wings, a branch of Catholic Charities, will be distributing them.
The Toys for Tots campaign seems to grow more successful year after year. In the first year, only 200 toys were collected. Since then, the program has been building, and last year, over 3,000 toys were collected for local families.
“All toys collected here, stay local. If we need more, we contact the Syracuse Marine Corps Office,” Rifanburg said. “Last year was the first year we haven’t had to have toys from the Marines.”
According to Lawrence, there is usually a lower number of presents for children over the age of nine. “Every kid should have something at Christmas. It’s not their fault if things may have gone wrong,” Rifanburg said.
Toy drop-off bins are located in Afton at Village Variety, in Bainbridge at NBT Bank, in Oxford at the New York State Veterans’ Home, in Sherburne at Frontier, and Lok-N-Logs, in Norwich at Bagel Buddy, Central New York Radio Group, Curtis Lumber, Curves, The Dollar Tree, Eckerd Drugs, First Edition Book Store, Frontier, GHS Credit Union, Hayes Office Products, The Label Gallery, Mang Insurance, Mirabito Fuel Groups, Manpower, NBT, P&C, The Pennysaver, Rite Aid, Save-A-Lot, Service Pharmacy, SUNY Morrisville, Tractor Supply, Wal-Mart and Wilbur National Bank. You can also drop off your new, unwrapped toy at police departments throughout Chenango County.
For toy donation information, contact The Label Gallery, 334-3244. To contact Roots and Wings about receiving assistance this holiday season, call 336-7897.
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