Day 3: Way to Go Conway!

December 3rd, 2008

Conway is AWESOME! It was a balmy 45 degrees this morning at the Walmart in Conway! (Hey, 20 degrees warmer than yesterday is definitely balmy!!) We are so thankful for the people of Conway who came out and donated toys and cash! Special thanks goes to Conway Regional Therapy Services for bringing their own “stuffed sleigh” to the drive this morning! We ended up with a total of 1,198 toys!!

Also, our volunteer toy counters/sorters were from the Division of Volunteerism! They sorted nearly 1,200 toys in 45 minutes!

We are so thankful for Tom Brannon from Today’s THV and Heather and DC from Alice 107.7fm! Without them, we would be standing outside a Walmart collecting toys and NO ONE Would KNOW! :)

Tomorrow we’ll be at the new Walmart in Sherwood! We’re excited to be there for the first time, and we know that Sherwood will bring out lots of toys! Come by and visit us tomorrow!

Shivering Second Day!

December 2nd, 2008

Wow! It was COLD this morning! Tom Brannon, Jason, Heather and DC and I were popsicles!

Today we were in Cabot at the Wal-mart collecting toys. It started out a little slow, but Cabot sure did themselves proud! We ended up with 393 toys and $1,885 in donations! It made waking up at 3am worth it!

We want to say a special thanks to Everett Pontiac, Buick, GMC for loaning us a super pick up truck to transport our sleigh for the week! It’s awesome!

Also, we couldn’t do this without our volunteers to count and sort toys! Today we had help from Geyer Springs First Baptist Church and The C.A.L.L. Ya’ll were great!

Tomorrow we’ll be heading to the Wal-mart on Hwy 65 in Conway. Come see us there as we continue to stuff our sleigh for foster children!

First Day Success!

December 1st, 2008

The Stuff the Sleigh toy drive is off to a GREAT start! This morning we were at the Wal-mart in Bryant, and Bryant really stepped up! When we arrived, Mrs. Belinda  (aka “The Kangaroo Lady”) was there with 200 toys that she had collected throughout the year! It only got better from there! At the end of the morning, we had 469 toys  and $386 for children in foster care in Arkansas!!

We want to send a big THANK YOU to Middleton Heat and Air for sending Mr. Robert to come with an 18 foot trailer to carry the toys to our warehouse, and speaking of warehouses, another thanks goes to Dennis Properties for donating the warehouse for all these toys for the next 2 weeks!

Also a shout out to the Division of Volunteerism for coming out to help us count and sort all the toys! You guys are awesome! :)

We’re really thankful for all those involved! We’ll update you tomorrow as we head to Cabot!

2008 Foster Kids’ Wish List Updated!

November 8th, 2008

Today we added this year’s wish list submitted by children in foster care! We hope you’ll take a look and help make a foster child’s wish come true this Christmas! Check it out!

It’s Time for the 2008 Toy Drive!

November 3rd, 2008

We are less than 4 weeks away from our 2008 Stuff the Sleigh toy drive! This year’s toy drive will be December 1st-5th. Once again we’re teaming up with Tom Brannon from Today’s THV and Heather and DC from Alice 107.7 to collect new, unwrapped toys and monetary donations for children in foster care at Central Arkansas Wal-Mart locations.

Check back often for updates on locations and wish lists!