Support Toys for Tots, it’s so important
Written by Elizabeth on November 30, 2007 – 12:37 am -
As a parent, it breaks my heart knowing there are so many children in this country who aren’t as fortunate as mine are. We always set aside money from our gift budget to purchase toys for children from the orphanage in our city, and also to donate to Toys for Tots. This year, Learning is an Art, a seller of educational toys that donates 100% of their products to charity, has announced a Print and Digital Media contest to help provide toys to children, and to help spread Christmas cheer across the country. How cool is that!
Schools across the country were invited to have their students draw posters, create videos, write songs, or create any other kind of print or digital media that publicizes the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Program. In addition to supporting Toys for Tots, Learning is an Art will award prizes to the entrants and winning schools:
• The winning elementary, middle and high schools will each receive a check for $1,000, and each student that creates a winning entry will receive a $100 Learning is an Art gift certificate.
• The 2nd place elementary, middle and high school will each receive a $100 gift certificate to Learning is an Art, and each student that creates a 2nd place entry will receive a $25 Learning is an Art gift certificate.
• All of the 1st and 2nd place winning entries will be displayed on the Learning is an Art website, www.learningisanart.com. The company will provide the schools with a certificate that can be copied to acknowledge each young person who participates.
I sent the information to Nathan’s elementary school, I hope they decided to participate! You can also buy products from the Toys for Tots’ Wish List on the company’s website, www.LearningIsAnArt.com, and designate them as Toys for Tots donations. Learning Is An Art will ship them directly to Toys for Tots, along with a 20% donation of the retail price. This way, Toys for Tots can buy additional needed products for the kids that need them most. This is not a sponsored post, I just wanted everyone who reads this blog to be aware of this very special program. Thanks for reading!
Posted in Contests, Kids, Websites | 2 Comments »
By Jennifer Fong on Dec 1, 2007 | Reply
Hey, thanks for telling people about Learning is an Art’s Digital Media Contest to benefit Toys for Tots! I’m the president of Learning is an Art, and I just found your blog post about our company. Next week we’re going to be delivering toys to Toys for Tots units in several states across the country. I’ll be blogging about our journey (my first foray into the blogging world!) You can follow our journey and see video and photos of the journey at http://www.learningisanart.com/jenandtara. Thanks again for telling people, and I hope everyone finds a way to help Toys for Tots this holiday!
Jennifer
By Lynne on Dec 1, 2007 | Reply
Elizabeth, I hope you don’t mind, but I too believe Toys for Tots is such a worthy cause and have linked to your post in my blog. I did a trackback, but not sure if it worked, so wanted to let you know.