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November 24, 2011

City starts Mayor’s Christmas Toy Drive

Dalton Daily Citizen

The city of Dalton will be doing its part to help the less fortunate children of our community experience the joy of Christmas this holiday season.

To many kids, the holiday season means presents, parties and fun with family and friends.  However, the reality is that many kids will not have a Christmas this year. Toy drives are a wonderful way to support a very worthy cause — bringing smiles to the faces of children during a magical time of the year.

Our city has started its Toy Drive campaign and we are asking for your help. Civic organizations, businesses, churches, schools, Scout troops and individual citizens are encouraged to help with the collection of gifts for the Mayor’s Christmas Toy Drive.

The city of Dalton will kick off its Toy Drive on Thursday, Dec. 1, the night of the Downtown Dalton Christmas Parade. On this night we will be celebrating Holidays at the Hall where City Hall will be open for the public to come in from the cold and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate while viewing Christmas trees decorated by Dalton Public Schools students.

The city will collect new, unwrapped toys for children ages birth to 12 years beginning this night through Dec. 20. Toys may be dropped off at City Hall, 300 W. Waugh St., or at any of the city’s fire stations. Gifts donated to the Toy Drive will be delivered to Providence Ministries for distribution to the in-need children of our community.

We learned as a child that it is more blessed to give than to receive. It would seem to be even more blessed when the recipient cannot help themselves. Let us not forget those less fortunate during this special holiday season.  

 

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