The toys have been chosen, the convention center cleared, but Mac’s Toy Fund isn’t over yet. Funds are still needed to pay for the event put on Saturday for nearly 3,000 Raleigh County children.
The 77th annual toy distribution provided children who might not otherwise had presents for Christmas with a variety of gifts, including handmade wood toys, dolls, balls, games and much more.
Although edging closer to the $25,000 necessary to pay for the toy giveaway, Mac’s still needs donations to meet that goal. The money is used to pay for new toys, parts for bike repair, materials that inmates at FCI-Beckley used make to handcrafted wooden toys, fruit and coats.
Donations can be mailed to Mac’s Toy Fund, P.O. Box 2398, Beckley 25802, or they can be dropped off at Chick-fil-A at The Galleria, Eisenhower Drive. Donations will be taken through New Year’s.
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Following are the most recent donations to the 2007 Mac’s Toy Fund fundraising campaign:
- Barry and Judith Dengler of Beckley, for Boy Scout Troop 1452 leaders, Rick Vanaman, $50 and Geroge Lilly, $50
- Rob and Barbara Rappold of Beckley, $50
- Central Baptist Church of Beckley, $100
- Anonymous from Beckley, $30
- Nathaniel Thompson Sr. of Beckley, in memory of mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Thompson and son Nathaniel Thompson Jr., $20
- Janet Wright of Beckley, in memory of my husband, David Wright and sons Davey and Mickey, $25
- Anonymous from Beckley, $50
- Terry and Jackie Musick of Beckley, $100
- Nellie Price Mission Circle, $25
- Michael and Matthew McPeake and Bryce Lambert, $40
- Thomas and Karen Toler of Summersville, $100
- Eladene Pickle of Beckley, $25
- Nick and Leilani Nipper of Beckley, $25
- Bobbie Ann Parsons of Beaver, in memory of husband James E. Parsons; mother, Blanche G. Vines and sister Billie Jean Vines, $50
- “In honor of our grandparents, Paul and Madelene Vaughn, Love, Chris, Stephanie and Kaitlyn,” $50
- Eva Kay (a former Beckleyan) and Harry Cardea of Charleston, in memory of Eva Moye and Arnold Kessinger, $50
- Butch and Kathy Lill of Ghent, in memory of bill Lilly Sr., $100
Today’s total: $940
Total to date: $22,557.88
Send donations to:
Mac’s Toy Fund
P.O. Box 2398
Beckley, WV 25802
