Local clothing store to help with Toys for Tots

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Local clothing store to help with Toys for Tots

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Wednesday, 01 December 2010 00:00

For the third consecutive year, dressbarn stores are partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program to help ensure that no disadvantaged child is forgotten this holiday season.
Company stores in the Kissimmee area are asking customers and associates to donate new, unwrapped toys at their local store, through Dec. 14. Toys for Tots will distribute all donated toys to deserving children in the store’s local community. And as a thank you, dressbarn is offering a gift in return: Each person who donates a toy will receive a coupon for 15 percent off the purchase of a regular-priced item.
Local dressbarn stores are at 3204 N. John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, and 2569 Old Vineland Road, also in Kissimmee.
“This simple act of kindness can mean so much to a family struggling to make ends meet,” Vivian Behrens, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of dressbarn, stated in a press release. “When you help put a toy into the hands of a child who might otherwise go without, you are sending a message of caring and hope not only to the child, but to the family as well. We’re proud to be a part of the Toys for Tots program again this year.”
The Toys for Tots program helps less fortunate children throughout the country experience the joy of Christmas. Through the program, the organization hopes to play an active role in the development of children, to unite members of the local communities in a common cause and to contribute to better communities in the future.
“The past few years have been difficult ones for many in the U.S.,” Behrens stated. “Many Kissimmee-area children have little to look forward to this holiday season. We hope you’ll join us in encouraging all children, no matter what their circumstances, to continue to reach for their dreams. Through the kindness of our community, these children will receive a gift that is even more important than the toy you donate – the gift of hope.”
Nationwide, dressbarn hopes to collect more than 20,000 toys to contribute to the program, topping its 2009 total of over 12,000 toys
For more information on dressbarn or its participation in the Toys for Tots Drive, visit www.dressbarn.com.