Every year for the past 15 yrs or so I try to get toys - sometimes even enlist co-workers - and take them to a pediatric ward at a local hospital or local Ronald McDonald House. I've been in the hospital as a kid, not at Christmas, but it sucked and I imagine it would suck even more at this time of the year.
Perhaps someone here could volunteer to be the Santa Claus and everyone else could be elves delivering to Santa?
Any interest?
I thought with all this existential angst and thoughts of depression this might get us all focused on less narcissistic endeavors?
Well I've been thinking about this and propose that we brainstorm a bit before it falls off the page and gets forgotten.
My partner watches the Today Show, which is how I know that they do an annual toy drive via Amazon. I think the way it works is: you go to the Today Show Toy drive wish list on Amazon, buy a toy, and it gets shipped to wherever the Today Show has set up their distribution center for the donated toys, then they all get distributed for the holiday.
This seems like a good system, but! I don't like Amazon. So I'm wondering if there is some smaller similar setup, by another charitable organization.
And, I'm wondering if when one purchases the toy, the "giver" can be stipulated as Archinect.
Those are my five minute investigations into it. I think it's a great idea for the Archinect community to collectively give something, and toys to kids is a perfect idea for the holidays.
Wow, I'd be up for that. I don't know the how it could be done, but it should definitely be easy and convenient to get the maximum number of people involved.
Well like I said: I don't like Amazon (I buy books at powells .com), but their vastly-reaching tentacles of commerce do make initiatives like this easy for people to participate!
I'm wondering if there is a similar set-up by a smaller, less-corporate?, entity, but if we can do it via Amazon/Today Show, well, I'd rather do it that way than do nothing at all!
And I did notice The Lorax is on their wish list, which is a book EVERY person should own. Only 10 bucks!
i'll contribute to a toy drive...how do we do this? since i'm an expat, i'm not really in shape to coordinate anything locally in the states. is it as simple as using amazon as per liberty bell's suggestion? is there anyway we could spice it up by perhaps pitting east vs. west against each other for total donations?
Maybe we can at least have a discussion of what toys to get for a toy drive appropriate to age and gender. I wouldn't even know where to begin considering I have no kids and I never had toys growing up (or Xmas for that matter). The AIA Bookstore in Philly (although expensive) does have a pretty good selection of toys.
so as I was walking to the train station after buying some pies from Termini Bros, I walk past Toys for Tots table on the sidewalk and I couldn't pass by without checking my wallet to see if I had any cash left. Exactly $22 dollars left. The "standard set" donation for two kids? $22 dollars. Who could pass that up?
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Every year for the past 15 yrs or so I try to get toys - sometimes even enlist co-workers - and take them to a pediatric ward at a local hospital or local Ronald McDonald House. I've been in the hospital as a kid, not at Christmas, but it sucked and I imagine it would suck even more at this time of the year.
Perhaps someone here could volunteer to be the Santa Claus and everyone else could be elves delivering to Santa?
Any interest?
I thought with all this existential angst and thoughts of depression this might get us all focused on less narcissistic endeavors?
Puddles? I know you're still alive.
Well I've been thinking about this and propose that we brainstorm a bit before it falls off the page and gets forgotten.
My partner watches the Today Show, which is how I know that they do an annual toy drive via Amazon. I think the way it works is: you go to the Today Show Toy drive wish list on Amazon, buy a toy, and it gets shipped to wherever the Today Show has set up their distribution center for the donated toys, then they all get distributed for the holiday.
This seems like a good system, but! I don't like Amazon. So I'm wondering if there is some smaller similar setup, by another charitable organization.
And, I'm wondering if when one purchases the toy, the "giver" can be stipulated as Archinect.
Those are my five minute investigations into it. I think it's a great idea for the Archinect community to collectively give something, and toys to kids is a perfect idea for the holidays.
Thoughts, anyone?
Wow, I'd be up for that. I don't know the how it could be done, but it should definitely be easy and convenient to get the maximum number of people involved.
I know a guy in Chinatown who can give us a good deal on some blocks of lead.
Well like I said: I don't like Amazon (I buy books at powells .com), but their vastly-reaching tentacles of commerce do make initiatives like this easy for people to participate!
I'm wondering if there is a similar set-up by a smaller, less-corporate?, entity, but if we can do it via Amazon/Today Show, well, I'd rather do it that way than do nothing at all!
And I did notice The Lorax is on their wish list, which is a book EVERY person should own. Only 10 bucks!
i'll contribute to a toy drive...how do we do this? since i'm an expat, i'm not really in shape to coordinate anything locally in the states. is it as simple as using amazon as per liberty bell's suggestion? is there anyway we could spice it up by perhaps pitting east vs. west against each other for total donations?
Ooh, yeah - competition. Cool idea puddles. Although I think there is more to it then East vs West...
I might be interested, but would rather keep my donations local.
if you love your kids, you wont get them anything this year
frobel blocks for all and to all a good night
Maybe we can at least have a discussion of what toys to get for a toy drive appropriate to age and gender. I wouldn't even know where to begin considering I have no kids and I never had toys growing up (or Xmas for that matter). The AIA Bookstore in Philly (although expensive) does have a pretty good selection of toys.
kids love guns
Hey I got my brother a clock from the AIA bookstore in Philly last year! It already broke, though...
guns, mdler?
look how happy he is...
gettin' their jihad on...
nice hat...
jesus freak...
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KIDS LOVE GUNS
jesus freak...
I would like to donate my collage of highway underpass photos.
so as I was walking to the train station after buying some pies from Termini Bros, I walk past Toys for Tots table on the sidewalk and I couldn't pass by without checking my wallet to see if I had any cash left. Exactly $22 dollars left. The "standard set" donation for two kids? $22 dollars. Who could pass that up?
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