WHO: The 4th Civil Affairs Regiment and
the 4th Air Wing of The Texas
State Guard
WHAT: The Young Heroes of the Guard Toy Drive for Texas
Children’s Hospitals (in our area: Cook
Children’s in Ft. Worth, Our Children’s House at Baylor in Dallas, and Texas
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas).
WHY: To deliver new toys to children that will
hospitalized this Christmas in children’s hospitals in the D/FW area. Also, excess toys will be used by the hospitals
throughout the year (until they run out of toys).
HISTORY: This will be the 3rd year for this
Toy Drive . In 2009 we collected 9and distributed) 2,444
toys… In 2010 we collected (and distributed) 3,558 toys…
(FYI: This past Saturday the Texas
State Guard Headquarters in Austin delivered 755 toys to Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin )
WHEN: Toys will be delivered this Friday and
Saturday, 16 & 17 Dec. 2011
WHERE: Texas State Guard personnel will be
delivering toys to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas (Friday 16 Dec.) and
Cook Children’s in Ft. Worth and Our Children’s House at Baylor (Saturday 17
Dec.)
WHAT
KINDS OF TOYS ARE NEEDED: New (hospital sanitation issues) and UN-wrapped (the hospitals needs
to see what the children are receiving)…
COLLECTION
SITE LOCATIONS STILL OPEN: Listed below…
SITES
ALREADY CLOSED: The corporate offices of
Wing Stop sent our their employees and purchased almost 500 toys with corporate
funds and First Choice Power Lewisville
WHAT
KINDS OF TOYS?: Boys and girls needed
equally. Toys for older children (teens)
especially needed (i.e. board games, inexpensive video toys, G-rated movie
DVDs, etc.)
SIZE
LIMITATIONS: None. We have actually given new bicycles that were
donated. Nothing too big or too small…
MORE
INFORMATION?: Contact one of our Texas
State Guard chaplains in the Ft. Worth/Arlington/Denton/Decatur areas:
Chaplain Jerald Garner – 940-368-5549
Chaplain David Fish – 817-487-2409
Chaplain David Isbell – 817-975-2509
COLLECTIONS
SITES STILL OPEN:
Collection boxes have
been placed at
·
SOUTH GARLAND BAPTIST
CHURCH (1330 E Centerville Road , Garland 75041 )
– Corner of Centerville Road
and Country Club Road
in Garland .
·
EAGLE DRIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH (1301 Eagle Drive ,
Decatur 76234 ).
·
CVS PHARMACIES (by Store #) PARTICIPATING
IN TOY DRIVE – 17 CVS Sites
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3180 - Matlock
and Country Club POC:
Johnny (sp?)
817-453-0267 CHP David Fish
3707 - Matlock and Sublett POC:
817-465-6537 SGT John Murrell
4794 - Pleasant
Ridge and Green Oaks POC: Krystal Crawford
5900 West Pleasant Ridge,Arlington 76016
5900 West Pleasant Ridge,
817-478-6041 CHP David Fish
5695 - Collins
and Abrams POC:
817-804-0124 PFC Verlesha Bickems
5718 - Collins
and Mayfield POC:
817-472-5260 PFC Verlesha Bickems
6968 - Cooper
and Pioneer Parkway POC: Brenda
817-277-4463 CHP David Fish
506 North Fielder Plaza, Arlington 76012
817-274-1696 CPL Eddie Thomas
7438 - Arkansas and New
York POC:
817-860-0066 CPL Eddie Thomas
7461 - Country
Club and Walnut Creek POC: Claudia (concerned re-floor space)
817-473-0271 CHP David Fish
972-775-8203 CHP David Fish
7624 - Brown
and Ascension POC:
817-459-4066 CPL Eddie Thomas
7650 - Green Oaks
and Kelly Elliott POC: Becky (met asst Sandy )
3801 Southwest Green Oaks Blvd , Arlington
76017
817-572-2365 CHP David Fish
7667 - Bowen
and Park Row POC:
817-795-1919 CPL Eddie Thomas
7737 - Park Row
and Collins POC:
817-861-5740 CPL Eddie Thomas
7812 - New York and Green Oaks POC:
1901 Southeast Green Oaks Blvd , Arlington
76018
817-557-0963 SGT John Murrell
8341 - Turner
Warnell and Cooper POC:
2882 Hwy 157 North, Mansfield 76063
817-453-4080 CHP David Fish
8345 - Lake
Ridge POC:
972-522-0395 SGT John Murrell
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