Toy donations dwindle amid high demand driven by pandemic
John Theissen, founder of John Theissen Children's Foundation, says toy donations are down by 40%. He is hoping to provide presents to children in shelters and hospitals who requested his services this holiday season.
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Dec 9, 2020, 11:03 PM
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on Long Island are appealing for toy donations, saying that demand is way up while
the amount of collected toys so far has not met the mark.
John
Theissen, founder of John Theissen Children's Foundation, says toy donations
are down by 40%. He is hoping to provide presents to children in shelters and
hospitals who requested his services this holiday season.
"Last
year we had over 300 boxes out there. This year we have 120," he told News
12, saying he might not have the capacity to fill the demand.
"We
have a storage container that was emptied and filled already, but normally it
would have been like three or four times by now.”
Theresa
Guevara has been coming to pick up toys for her family for three years at the
foundation. She says it’s sad to see that donations have been dwindling amid
the pandemic.
"It's
sad because I know that means a lot of people are going to miss out…I know that
it’s a very difficult time this year. A lot of families are going through a
lot,” she says.
Those
who would like to make a donation can do so on JTCF website.
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