Posts Tagged ‘Kids in Distressed Situations’
|This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
TIF to Collect Plush, Toy, and Game Donations During Close of Toy Fair
Friday, February 10th, 2012
The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) is once again asking exhibitors to end their American International Toy Fair stay with donations. During the close of the show, 4 p.m. on February 15, exhibitors can donate their samples of plush, toys, and games to TIF’s signature program, The Toy Bank. The volunteers for the collection will wear bright orange T-shirts. To participate, companies must complete the one-page donation form, and submit it before Toy Fair via email, fax (212-675-1328), or on-site at booth No. 5201.
The annual collection is made possible through TIF’s partnership with Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.). All donations will benefit TIF’s partnerships with My Stuff Bags Foundation and Boys and Girls Clubs of America Military Services. Products will also be distributed to The Toy Bank’s NYC-area network of charity recipients.
This post was originally written by Elizabeth A. Reid and published by ToyBook.com. For more news, visit www.toybook.com, follow The Toy Book on Twitter, and like The Toy Book on Facebook. The Toy Book is a bimonthly trade magazine covering the toy industry, published by Adventure Publishing Group.
Tags: American International Toy Fair, Kids in Distressed Situations, My Stuff Bags, TIF, Toy Industry Foundation
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This post was written by Jill Feigelman
K.I.D.S Named Charity of Choice at NYIGF
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S) is serving as the charity of choice for the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF). The fair, which runs August 13-18, will donate all remaining inventory from the 2,800 exhibiting companies to K.I.D.S . The companies showcase some of the top lines from the home, lifestyle, and gift categories.
More than 50 K.I.D.S volunteers will participate in the collection of the products, which will be donated to children and families that are struggling with poverty or illness, have a parent fighting in the military overseas, or are victims of domestic abuse. Local charitable agencies include Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, Episcopal Social Services, New Creative Community, Child Abuse Prevention Program, Community Center of Immigrants, Alianza Dominicana, and Children of Promise.
Tags: Alianza Dominicana, Bed Stuy Campagin Aganist Hunger, charity, child Abuse Prevention Program, Children of Promise, Community Center of Immigrants, Episcopal Social Services, K.I.D.S., Kids in Distressed Situations, New Creative Community, NY International Gift Fair
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
K.I.D.S. Calls for Donations to Help Tornado Victims
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S) has donated approximately $710,000 worth of new products to help families affected by the devastating tornadoes in the South. With thousands of people left injured and homeless, K.I.D.S. is calling on retailers and manufacturers to help support its continued relief efforts.
K.I.D.S. is sending new toys, clothes, shoes, blankets, and baby items to its partner agencies in the hardest hit communities—including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina—where they will be distributed to those in need. To donate new products, contact Donna Charles at K.I.D.S. at (212) 279-5493, ext 205.
Tags: donations, K.I.D.S., Kids in Distressed Situations, tornadoes
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Donate to Japan Via K.I.D.S.
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) is coordinating immediate relief efforts following the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and 23-foot tsunami that hit the northern part of Japan. K.I.D.S. is asking retailers and manufacturers to provide donations of desperately needed new products—including blankets, undergarments, and apparel—and for the public to provide monetary support to the long-term relief effort by visiting www.KIDSdonations.org or calling 212-279-5493.
Additionally, through the K.I.D.S. 10-to-1 system of matching donations, the organization will donate $10 worth of new product for every $1 raised. Donations of $5 may be made by texting the word ALLKIDS to 85944.
Tags: earthquake, Japan, K.I.D.S., Kids in Distressed Situations, tsunami
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
TIF to Collect Toy Donations at Toy Fair
Monday, January 31st, 2011
The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) will once again close the American International Toy Fair with a Toy Bank collection, to be held Thursday, February 16. At the close of the show each year, TIF works with Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) to scour the showroom floor, collecting toys for children in need. Volunteers will be wearing bright orange T-shirts. Following the show, toys will be sent to New York City children’s charities and TIF national partners.
To participate, visit TIF at Booth No. 5201 on Level 1 or the TIA Information Center on Level 3. Or, submit the 2011 Toy Fair Product Donation Agreement, found here, by email or fax.
Tags: K.I.D.S., Kids in Distressed Situations, TIF, Toy Fair, Toy Industry Foundation
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
K.I.D.S. Celebrates “Make A Difference Day” Times 10
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) is launching its first “Make A Difference Day Times Ten” in celebration of the 20th annual “Make a Difference Day,” a national service event. For every dollar that is donated to K.I.D.S. throughout the month of October, K.I.D.S. will contribute 10 times that amount to the donor’s hometown in the form of new merchandise. All “Make A Difference Day Times Ten” donors will be featured on the K.I.D.S. website.
Possible ways K.I.D.S. may donate, says the organization, include:
-$100 worth of books to a Newark library or after school program for every $10 donated from Northern New Jersey.
-$500 worth of new clothing to a homeless shelter on Skid Row for every $50 donated from Los Angeles.
-$1,000 worth of new cribs to families with newborns in Indianapolis for every $100 donated from that city.
-$5,000 worth of new toys for ill children in Dallas-area hospitals, such as The Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, for every $500 donated from Dallas.
Tags: HandsOn Network, K.I.D.S., Kids in Distressed Situations, Make a Difference Day, USA Weekend
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This post was written by Justin McCraw
K.I.D.S. Hopes to Raise $100 million Through SMS
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.), Inc., unveiled its plan to project a 15-second PSA on a jumbotron in Times Square. Beginning August 15 and continuing until October 15, mobile phone users who text “HAPPYKIDS 25″ to 27138 will trigger a $25 donation to its cause. According to K.I.D.S., each $25 donation will help distribute $250 worth of donated products to children and parents. The PSA will run in Times Square on the CBS Spectacular jumbotron facing the north side of 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.
As part of the organization’s 25th anniversary, K.I.D.S. also hopes to raise $100 million worth of products for distressed and underprivileged children, including basic necessities, toys, clothing, and other comforts.
For more information, visit K.I.D.S.’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
Tags: HAPPYKIDS 25, K.I.D.S., Kids in Distressed Situations, PSA, Times Square
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This post was written by Christina Edwards
American Girl Launches Charitable “Shine On Now” Campaign
Monday, June 28th, 2010
American Girl is launching Shine On Now, a new charitable campaign that encourages girls to give support to other girls in need. The company hopes to donate $1 million in clothes, dolls, books, and money to Kids in Distressed Situations, National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions, National Wildlife Federation, and Save the Children.
Starting June 28, girls can become American Girl Ambassadors at shineonnow.com; ambassadors will receive a free, downloadable tool kit with tips and ideas for fund-raising, volunteering, or donating to the four charities. On July 13, visitors to the website can contribute 100 free stars a day to eventually reach 1 million stars. If 1 million stars are collected, American Girl will donate its maximum gift of $1 million.
American Girl will also be launching a new virtual campus, Innerstar University, with a variety of games, quizzes, and other activities. Access to the online world comes with each 18-inch My American Girl doll.
Tags: american girl, Kids in Distressed Situations, National Association of Children's Hospital and Related Institutions, National Wildlife Federation, Save the Children, shine on now
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Toy Industry Donations to Comfort Haitian Kids
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Toys valued at nearly $30,000, donated by companies across the toy industry to the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF), will be distributed in partnership with Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S.) to children who survived the devastating Haiti earthquake on January 12. The contribution by TIF included 2,500 new toys that will provide comfort to children in refugee shelters and camps, schools, and orphanages throughout the country.
K.I.D.S. has worked in Haiti through various partners since 1995, providing apparel, shoes, toys, and books to children in need. K.I.D.S.’ main partner for this Haiti relief is Operation Compassion, which has helped Haiti’s poor for the last 10 years.
Photo Credit: KidsDonations.org
Tags: donations, earthquake, Haiti, K.I.D.S., Kids in Distressed Situations, Operation Compassion, TIF, Toy Industry Foundation
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