Kenekt Announces the 27th Annual Tempe Holiday Toy Drive

“Our participation in this event accomplishes two important missions: It fosters close ties between the local police and children within the community, and it helps needy families make a child’s holiday dreams come true,” said Terry Mickelson, co-founder of kenekt, an internet marketing company. “I can think of no better way to spread the holiday spirit throughout the Tempe and Scottsdale community than with this holiday toy drive.

Residents and businesses in the local community are encouraged to get into the spirit of the holidays by purchasing toys, sporting goods, dolls, plush animals and anything else a child would like to see under a Christmas tree for donation to the toy drive. Parents are asked to look around their children’s rooms for any gently used toys that might have been abandoned and consider donating them to a needy child. As in previous years, officials are asking people to avoid items that require batteries to operate. Donated items should not be wrapped.

In addition to toys, residents and businesses are encouraged to make cash donations in the form of five-dollar bills. The money will be distributed by Santa on Christmas Eve to those families and individuals who are in need.

Anyone wishing to make a toy or cash donation may do so from now until Christmas Eve at any of the following drop-off locations: 
• Tempe Police Department Headquarters at 120 E. Fifth Street, Tempe, Arizona
• Tempe Police Department Substation at 1855 E. Apache Boulevard, Tempe, Arizona
• Jewelsmith Jewelry Shop at 1542 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe, Arizona
If you are unable to bring your donations to one of the drop-off sites, kenekt will have the toys picked up. You can arrange a pick up by calling Terry at kenekt at (480) 556-9752.

Organizers of 27th Annual Holiday Toy Drive want everyone, adults and children, from the local community to get into the spirit of the holidays by joining them on Christmas Eve at Jewelsmith Jewelry Shop at 10:30 a.m. to help members of the Tempe Police Department sort the donated toys. Santa will begin distributing the toys at 12:30 p.m. 

Source: http://newswire.net/newsroom/pr/00094456-27th-annual-tempe-toy-drive.html