CaryCitizen » toys for tots http://carycitizen.com News and Information for Cary, NC Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:42:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Grove School, the Marines and $1000 Worth of Toys http://carycitizen.com/2009/12/19/the-grove-school-the-marines-and-1000-worth-of-toys/ http://carycitizen.com/2009/12/19/the-grove-school-the-marines-and-1000-worth-of-toys/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:40:45 +0000 Hal Goodtree http://www.citizenwebsites.com/sites/carycitizen///?p=3582 grove_school

Cary, NC – The Grove School, a new pre-school set to open in Cary, donated $1,000 worth of toys and books to Toys-For-Tots on Friday morning.

The snow was beginning to swirl in the parking lot of Crescent Bank on High House. I was there a few minutes early to meet Scott Andersen, the new pre-k’s Head of School. Dr. Andersen was scheduled to deliver the gifts to a detachment of veterans from the Marine Corps League, the group spearheading the local Toys-For-Tots drive in partnership with Crescent State Bank.

A burly man in the scarlet of the Corps waited in the flurries. It was Harry Schweitzer, a veteran of the Vietnam War. We chatted a bit and were soon joined by two other men in red jackets. John Staley, commandant of the unit, also served in Vietnam. Jim Haslem was a gunnery sergeant in Korea. We warmed our hands in our pockets as the clock ticked toward 11. Trust the Corps to always be early and in force.

Dr. Andersen showed up right on time with boxes of books and toys stuffed in the back of his car. It turns out The Grove School is a new concept in pre-K, developed from 30 years of research and experience by its parent company, Knowledge Universe. It’s high-tech and hands-on. Learning through play including a school vegetable garden. It’s scheduled to open in Cary in January.

We all moved into the lobby where the bank had a giant box for donations. Harry had been in the day before to empty it. “It was overflowing with bounty,” said branch manager Eric Divine. The Marines accepted the books and toys from Dr. Andersen. They’d be out collecting more Toys-For-Tots from 15 other Crescent Banks around the area, and distributing them across nine North Carolina Counties. Toys For Tots was founded in 1947 by a group of Marine Corp reservists.

We all rolled outside for a picture. The snow didn’t materialize, but it will certainly be a merry Christmas for lots of kids across the area thanks to The Grove School, Crescent Bank and the Marines.

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CARY, N.C. – Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, has announced that the bank will collect donations for Toys For Tots. Customers can drop off new, unwrapped toys at any Crescent State Bank location. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program collects and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Crescent State Bank is headquartered in Cary, N.C. with additional bank locations in Apex, Raleigh, Holly Springs, Clayton, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Sanford, Knightdale, Wilmington and Garner.    
For more information about Toys for Tots, visit www.toysfortots.org.
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CARY, N.C. – Spirits Pub & Grub (www.spiritscary.com) has announced that the restaurant will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for children ages 2 through 12 to donate to Toys for Tots. Toys can be dropped off through Friday, Dec. 18 at the restaurant, located at 701 E. Chatham St. Guests who donate a toy will receive a coupon for a half-price appetizer with the purchase of an entrée or sandwich. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program collects and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. For more information, call (919) 462-7001.
 
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