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Re: LEGO toy drive for disaster relief
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lugnet.people
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Wed, 14 Sep 2005 03:23:21 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
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Hi all,
Along with the Red Cross donations
matched by LEGO, we also wanted to develop a more personal giving
opportunity. Huge numbers of families have lost everything in the hurricane
and subsequent flooding. Since a large fraction of these have ended up in
the Texas area, Anthony Sava (TexLUG member, Lugnet member, CC Admin, and
Houston resident) has offered to act as a collection point for a LEGO toy
drive. Here’s the plan - you buy a LEGO set and send it to Anthony in the
next couple of weeks; he’ll gather these together and bring them to the
Houston chapter of the Red Cross, who are distributing supplies to hurricane
victims. If you are unable to mail a set, he will also take in PayPal
payments and use that money to buy more sets. For addresses, please contact
Anthony at savatheaggie-AT-ev1-DOT-net
We all know how fun it is to open a new LEGO set. Let’s share that fun with
some kids who could use a little joy these days.
Please spread this message to other LEGO fans through other forums, LUGs,
etc.
Thanks,
Bruce Hietbrink
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Just a suggestion on making your LEGO giving to farther... Check out the green
tag sale at TRU. Over the past week, Mark Sandlin and I have found around 100
X-Pods at 2 bucks a pop. (Plus some clickits and Bionicle sets too) These are
already going to some kids in Georgia Shelters, but it does spread the love out
a bit. The good thing about the X-Pods is portablility and storage for those in
shelters who might be moving around.
Just my 2 cents. Everybody be a cheerful giver.
Chris <><
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| (...) Excellent suggestion! I'll have to tell my wife about this. Hopefully she'll have time tomorrow to check out the local TRU. If she finds any, I'll suggest she get a dozen or so. Jeff (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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| Hi all, Along with the (URL) Red Cross donations matched by LEGO>, we also wanted to develop a more personal giving opportunity. Huge numbers of families have lost everything in the hurricane and subsequent flooding. Since a large fraction of these (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, FTX) !!
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