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Toy Drive – December 1 through 17

BBSSU and the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington (MCC) will hold its seventh annual toy drive this World AIDS day, Thursday, December 1 through Saturday, December 17. On December 17, MCC will hold a toy giveaway that provides children affected by HIV / AIDS between the ages of 3 and 17 an opportunity to receive a gift this holiday season.

We are looking for new, unwrapped toys, gift cards, and  bikes to donate to children in the community.  In addition, the organizers need help in the form of volunteers (elves) to help repair bikes, manage the disbursement of toys during the day of the giveaway and help set up other activities for that day. To volunteer, you must first register for the event by contacting MCC so that you may be added to the guest list.

The drop off location will be the  Metropolitan Community Church, 474 Ridge Street, N.W. at the corner of 5th Street between M and N,  Sunday through Thursday starting December 01, 2011 during business hours.

Below is a sample of the beneficiary organizations for this year's event:

Children's Hospital
Max Robinson Center/WWH
La Clinica
Building Futures
Women's Collective
Dominion Minorities

and other AIDS Service organization and support service providers!

This event has provided toys to hundreds of children and young adults. The assistance you provide in the form of a gift or by helping will help bring happiness to someone who may not have otherwise received it.

For more information,  please contact MCC at 202-638-7373 or Wallace Corbett at 202-257-1484.

Below are pictures from previous toy drives. You can see more pictures here...