12th Annual CHS Toy Drive
Donation protected
So here we are, 12 years in and the first time WITHOUT Toys R US! Sadly it won't look as cool as when we roll up to CHS with dozens of Toys R Us bags but as always it'll be what's inside them that counts!! 100% of the money raised (minus the GFM fee which is minimal) goes to buying toys. I have no employees to pay, I take no fee, and there is no middle man. The toys and gifts are for kids of all ages and genders and I do my best to stretch the dollar as far as I can to make sure I can buy as much as possible!
Cut off is December 9th! Toys will be purchased and delivered on the 14th! Let's do this!
=====================The History======================
In 2006 I wanted to honor the memory of a great woman who was my doctor and my friend, Dr. Selma Deitch Sigel.
http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/02/08/selma_deitch_sigel_79_prominent_nh_pediatrican/
Dr. Deitch instilled in me the core values of helping those in need and to always strive to be a better person. For the past decade, I have worked to buy toys and donate them to the pediatric center she founded called Child Health Services each year for children in need.
Originally I started this as a live show where I'd round up friends in bands to play as well as have raffles with prizes from businesses around NH. All in all the shows would net about $4-500 for toys. As the years went on live shows got a bit harder to make happen but I always kept it going. One year while living in NC I flew to NH with a $400 Christmas bonus in hand and matched it with $400 I had saved up.
When I moved back to New England I tried something new, I just asked friends to help me and they came through amazingly, each year we averaged 4800-$1000. For a few years, I had a clunky sort of approach of using Paypal a few years ago I went to GoFundMe and it was a great move that really made this whole process easier for everyone.
Two years ago was the Decade of Donation and thanks to all of you we crushed the $1000 dollar goal with a finish line number of $2000!
Cut off is December 9th! Toys will be purchased and delivered on the 14th! Let's do this!
Cut off is December 9th! Toys will be purchased and delivered on the 14th! Let's do this!
=====================The History======================
In 2006 I wanted to honor the memory of a great woman who was my doctor and my friend, Dr. Selma Deitch Sigel.
http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/02/08/selma_deitch_sigel_79_prominent_nh_pediatrican/
Dr. Deitch instilled in me the core values of helping those in need and to always strive to be a better person. For the past decade, I have worked to buy toys and donate them to the pediatric center she founded called Child Health Services each year for children in need.
Originally I started this as a live show where I'd round up friends in bands to play as well as have raffles with prizes from businesses around NH. All in all the shows would net about $4-500 for toys. As the years went on live shows got a bit harder to make happen but I always kept it going. One year while living in NC I flew to NH with a $400 Christmas bonus in hand and matched it with $400 I had saved up.
When I moved back to New England I tried something new, I just asked friends to help me and they came through amazingly, each year we averaged 4800-$1000. For a few years, I had a clunky sort of approach of using Paypal a few years ago I went to GoFundMe and it was a great move that really made this whole process easier for everyone.
Two years ago was the Decade of Donation and thanks to all of you we crushed the $1000 dollar goal with a finish line number of $2000!
Cut off is December 9th! Toys will be purchased and delivered on the 14th! Let's do this!
Organizer
Ben Campbell
Organizer
Manchester, NH