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Bartell Drugs is once again partnering with the Salvation Army to provide holiday gifts for children in need by collecting new, unwrapped toys during its 12th annual Salvation Army Toy ‘N Joy drive, now through Dec. 13.
The toy donations will be accepted at 61 Bartell Drugs locations in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Toys will be distributed to low-income children and youth the week before Christmas through the Salvation Army’s “toy warehouses.”
Donation options include:
• Choose a “gift request tag” from the “Toy ‘N’ Joy” display in the store and return the gift to the donation barrel with the tag affixed to it.
• Donate new, unwrapped gifts appropriate for children up to 14 years of age.
“This community-wide drive helps make the holiday season brighter for deserving children in the neighborhoods we serve,” said Bartell Drugs President and CEO Brian Unmacht. “The generous response by our customers over the past eleven years has been gratifying.”
The five-week drive in 2014 generated more than 4,543 toy donations by Bartells’ customers – the estimated equivalent of $68,145 in toys provided to the Salvation Army.
For more information, visit www.bartelldrugs.com.
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