Bringing Christmas Joy to Children in Our Community
Bringing Christmas Joy to Children in Our Community
This year’s Analeh Holiday Toy Drive was a heartwarming success, and it would not have been possible without the generosity and contributions from friends like you and our generous community. We are humbled by your generosity and grateful for your continuous commitment to our annual toy drive.
The Toy Drive is organized annually by volunteers and the production team behind El Show de Analeh, the popular regional Spanish-language variety television program which airs every Saturday at 11 a.m. on CH 18 Univision and UniMas. In its 14 years, the toy drive has provided toys or gift cards to more than 5,000 Connecticut and Western Massachusetts children and teens served by 56 regional non-profit agencies.
Thanks to your donations, the 15th Annual Analeh Holiday Toy Drive will provide nearly 500 children will experience the joy of Christmas with a toy or a gift card. Your donations, include those made donations made through the United Way of Central and Northeastern CT.
A very special thanks to our friends from several organizations that held their own toy collection and supported the toy drive - Bristow Middle School, CT Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Focus Book Villegas/Hartford Lions Club, Edgewater Circle Club, IBEW 420, and Sloppy Waffle Restaurant.
Drum roll… total collected:
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Over 500 toys for children ranging 1 to 12 year of age
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52 gift cards ranging from $15 to $50
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Close to $800 donated through the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Appreciation messages from the toy recipient organizations:
Bloomfield Congregational Church Preschool & Childcare Center, Bloomfield:
Special thanks to Ms. Gladys for nominating us as well as the Analeh volunteers for putting together a wonderful event. Because the generosity of our community to help us brighten and ignite the smiles of many of the youth we serve. Thanks to this event we will have toys to give away to the children we service this holiday and we are humbly grateful. Gracias!
Covenant to Care for Children, Hartford:
On behalf of Covenant to Care for Children and the social workers and families we serve. Merry Christmas/Feliz Navidad!!
We have so much gratitude to all who attended the event on 12/7. Your toy donations and gift cards have already made their way to the families in need. Many blessings to all.
Middletown Recreation Center, Middletown:
We are grateful to be one of the toy recipient agencies this year. This gives us the opportunity to reach more kids.
All toys and gifts received will help put joy in their hearts and smiles on their faces during this wonderful holiday. Thank you all who made this possible.
YMCA of Holyoke, Holyoke:
We here at Y Kids Learning Center are over joyed and so thankful for the generosity brought to us through the Analeh Toy Drive. Santa will be visiting children this week!
Thank you for choosing us as toy recipients this year.
Your generosity inspires us to continue bringing Christmas joy and blessings to children in our community. Together, we are making the holiday season a little brighter for the children and families in our community.