Local organizations support Toys for Tots
Leatherstocking Corvette Club Members Dick and Sharon Fleming and Chenango County Toys for Tots Coordinator Terry Potter with a donation of toys to the Chenango County chapter of Toys for Tots. (Submitted photo)
CHENANGO COUNTY — Several Chenango County organizations have supported Toys for Tots this year with both monetary and toy donations.
Chenango County Toys for Tots Coordinator Terry Potter said they received donations from the Chenango County Association of Highway Superintendents, the Leatherstocking Corvette Club, Nina's Pizzeria, and the Colonia Theater. All toys donated will go to benefit children and families in Chenango County.
"We make sure that everything stays here," Potter said. "We’ve exceeded 1,000 children already this year, right here in Chenango."
Leatherstocking Corvette Club Member Sharon Fleming said club members were able to collect dozens of toys to donate for the 21st year in a row. They also donated $300 to three food banks each year, with donations going to food banks in Norwich, Morris, and Binghamton this year.
"We like to give to charity, and over the years, our members are so widely spread, our club includes such a big area. We try to choose food banks that are in a member’s area. Each year we do different ones," Fleming explained. "Toys for Tots, we started doing it early in our existence and have just continued to do it. We just have a good turnout. Everybody enjoys doing that."
The Leatherstocking Corvette Club is a group of approximately 50 corvette enthusiasts who participate in and attend car shows and rallies, autocross events, cruises to various places of interest, parades, and donate to charitable causes.
Those interested in joining the Leatherstocking Corvette Club can learn more and apply at LeatherstockingCorvetteClub.com.
The Chenango County Association of Highway Superintendents, which is made up of Chenango County Highway Departments, donated to Toys for Tots again this year. Town of Guilford Highway Superintendent Bob Fleming said Association members an estimated $1,500 in toys, which were presented to Toys for Tots at their annual meeting earlier this month.
"They donated a number of toys that are going to be given to kids in need and families in need right here in Chenango County. They always donate a lot of toys," said Potter. "They’re very generous."
Fleming said they also donated $1,600 to Roots and Wings, a local program that provides food, emergency housing, and prescription assistance to individuals and families in need.
In addition, the group held a 50/50 raffle at their annual meeting, and the winner donated their $300 in winnings back to Toys for Tots as well as Roots and Wings.
The Association of Highway Superintendents has been supporting local charities for over 25 years.
"We’re just trying to do good through the Association and try to make things happier for some kids that don’t have a whole lot," said Fleming. "On top of the Toys for Tots and the monetary donation for the food banks, we also give out scholarships every year to kids of the people in the Highway Association that work for the towns and the counties."
Potter said the Chenango County chapter of Toys for Tots begins their annual campaign for donations in early November each year. Local families can apply for assistance at ToysforTots.org, or by calling the phone number that will be posted when the campaign begins.
"People and businesses and organizations have been very generous this year, so we thank everybody for their continuing support," Potter said. "We look forward to working with everybody here to serve the families and children here in Chenango County."
Chenango County Toys for Tots Coordinator Terry Potter said they received donations from the Chenango County Association of Highway Superintendents, the Leatherstocking Corvette Club, Nina's Pizzeria, and the Colonia Theater. All toys donated will go to benefit children and families in Chenango County.
"We make sure that everything stays here," Potter said. "We’ve exceeded 1,000 children already this year, right here in Chenango."
Leatherstocking Corvette Club Member Sharon Fleming said club members were able to collect dozens of toys to donate for the 21st year in a row. They also donated $300 to three food banks each year, with donations going to food banks in Norwich, Morris, and Binghamton this year.
"We like to give to charity, and over the years, our members are so widely spread, our club includes such a big area. We try to choose food banks that are in a member’s area. Each year we do different ones," Fleming explained. "Toys for Tots, we started doing it early in our existence and have just continued to do it. We just have a good turnout. Everybody enjoys doing that."
The Leatherstocking Corvette Club is a group of approximately 50 corvette enthusiasts who participate in and attend car shows and rallies, autocross events, cruises to various places of interest, parades, and donate to charitable causes.
Those interested in joining the Leatherstocking Corvette Club can learn more and apply at LeatherstockingCorvetteClub.com.
The Chenango County Association of Highway Superintendents, which is made up of Chenango County Highway Departments, donated to Toys for Tots again this year. Town of Guilford Highway Superintendent Bob Fleming said Association members an estimated $1,500 in toys, which were presented to Toys for Tots at their annual meeting earlier this month.
"They donated a number of toys that are going to be given to kids in need and families in need right here in Chenango County. They always donate a lot of toys," said Potter. "They’re very generous."
Fleming said they also donated $1,600 to Roots and Wings, a local program that provides food, emergency housing, and prescription assistance to individuals and families in need.
In addition, the group held a 50/50 raffle at their annual meeting, and the winner donated their $300 in winnings back to Toys for Tots as well as Roots and Wings.
The Association of Highway Superintendents has been supporting local charities for over 25 years.
"We’re just trying to do good through the Association and try to make things happier for some kids that don’t have a whole lot," said Fleming. "On top of the Toys for Tots and the monetary donation for the food banks, we also give out scholarships every year to kids of the people in the Highway Association that work for the towns and the counties."
Potter said the Chenango County chapter of Toys for Tots begins their annual campaign for donations in early November each year. Local families can apply for assistance at ToysforTots.org, or by calling the phone number that will be posted when the campaign begins.
"People and businesses and organizations have been very generous this year, so we thank everybody for their continuing support," Potter said. "We look forward to working with everybody here to serve the families and children here in Chenango County."
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