DOESN’T JUMP BACK UP. WELL, W-L-K-Y IS ONCE AGAIN TEAMING UP WITH THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR ITS ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECTION DRIVE. THE 2023 CHALLENGE ACTUALLY KICKS OFF TODAY IN OUR MADISON ELLIOTT IS LIVE AT STOCKYARDS BANK AND TRUST IN ANCHORAGE WITH A LOOK AT HOW YOU CAN HELP THIS YEAR. MADISON 54 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. WE DON’T WE DON’T HAVE A LOT OF TIME. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT I MEAN HALLOWEEN’S OVER AND ALREADY NOW WE’RE IN THAT HOLIDAY PUSH AND YOU CAN SEE IT HERE. ALL THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE UP AND WE CAN FEEL THE EXCITEMENT AND YOU CAN START BRINGING TOYS STARTING TODAY. SO SOON, THESE BOXES WILL BE FILLED UP WITH LOTS OF TOYS AND YOU CAN START BRINGING THEM. TODAY. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE’RE ALREADY READY FOR CHRISTMAS. LOOK AT THIS. THE DECORATIONS ARE UP. WE ARE EXCITED AND THIS MORNING WE’RE JOINED BY SANDY WITH STOCKYARDS AND WE’RE TALKING ALL ABOUT THE DRIVE THAT IS KICKING OFF TODAY. SO, SANDY, WE SEE A LOT OF TOYS IS ON THE TABLE HERE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN START BRINGING BY SO WE’RE LOOKING FOR ANY DONATIONS OF TOYS FOR KIDS DUE TO A GENEROUS DONATION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL. WE HAVE A LOT FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS. SO WE’RE REALLY FOCUSING ON THE OLDER, THE OLDER CHILDREN, THINGS LIKE BOOKS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, ELECTRONICS. THOSE ARE ALL POPULAR WITH THE OLDER KIDS. AND NOW SO YOU WERE SAYING THAT YOU NEED TOYS FOR OLDER KIDS. SO ELECTRONICS, THOSE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS. WHERE CAN PEOPLE TAKE THOSE TOYS? ANY ONE OF OUR 41 LOUISVILLE STOCKYARDS BRANCH LOCATIONS ANYWHERE IN THAT YOU CAN VIEW ON W-L-K-Y, YOU CAN DROP IT OFF AT ONE OF THOSE SPOTS. THAT’S EXCITING. AND WE KNOW THAT SINCE THIS IS THE KICKOFF, PEOPLE CAN BRING THEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS MONTH AND THEN IF PEOPLE DON’T GET TO BRING THEM THIS MONTH, THERE IS A 12 HOUR PUSH. DECEMBER FIRST, PEOPLE CAN BRING THEM TO PERRYSTOWN. TELL ME ABOUT THAT. HOW CAN PEOPLE STILL BRING THOSE TOYS IN IF THEY DON’T GET HERE JUST IN TIME? SO IF YOU DON’T MAKE IT TO STOCKYARDS BANK, COME BY PERRYSTOWN ON DECEMBER 1ST. WE ARE ACCEPTING TOYS THERE FOR THE 12 HOUR CHALLENGE AND IT IS A BIG COMPETITION TO WHO AS TO WHOM BRINGS THE MOST, CONTRIBUTES THE MOST. WE CAME IN SECOND LAST YEAR, SO HOPEFULLY WE’LL PUSH THROUGH TO FIRST THIS YEAR. WE GOT TO BEAT THAT. ALL RIGHT. LAST YEAR WE COLLECTED 6800 TOYS. THIS YEAR WE WANT TO BEAT THAT RECORD SO YOU CAN BRING THEM HERE, BUT ALSO YOU CAN BRING THESE TOYS TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, INCLUDING PERRYSTOWN. AND YOU CAN TAKE THEM TO THE LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS MISSION BARBECUE. SO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY AND LOTS OF PLACES TO DROP THESE TOYS OFF FOR NOW. REPORTING LIVE, MADISON, ELLIOTT, W, WLKY NEWS, MADISON, THANK YOU. THIS IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE REALLY SEE THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO GIVE TO TOYS FOR TOTS. ABSOLUTELY. AND THEY NEED
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Toys for Tots collection drive in Louisville kicks off Nov. 1
Updated: 12:13 PM EDT Nov 1, 2023
The Toys for Tots collection drive is starting earlier than usual this year.Each year, the event collects new, unwrapped toys for kids across several counties in Kentuckiana.The campaign in Louisville kicks off Nov. 1.Stock Yards Bank and Trust is collecting toys at 41 branches throughout the Louisville area. There will also be donation spots at Paristown, Mission BBQ and all Louisville and Jefferson County fire departments.CLICK HERE TO DONATE ONLINEThe annual 12-hour challenge will happen at Paristown this year, on Dec. 1, from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Those toys will be delivered the next day to Light Up Louisville.Last year, they collected 6,800 toys during the challenge.Organizers have specific types of items they are requesting. Items for kids ages 3-6 are not needed. Instead, donors are asked to focus on kids ages 9 and up.Suggested gift items for ages 9-12 include: Legos Sets, Action Figures, Star Wars, Science Kits, STEM Toys (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Race Cars – remote controlled, Board Games for 10 and up, Barbie Dolls & Accessories, Tie Dye / Jewelry Kits, Arts and Crafts Sets/Kits, Science Kits, STEM Toys (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Karaoke SystemSuggested gift items for teens include: Axe Sets, Basketballs (Regulation Boxed), Cologne Sets, Dart Boards, Ear Buds, Electronic Table Games, Headphones, Skateboards, Scooters, Tablets, Watches, Bath Gift Baskets / Sets, Blow Dryers, Curling Irons / Flat Irons, Ear Buds, Headphones, Makeup Gift Sets, Perfume Sets, Skateboards, Scooters, Tablets, Watches WLKY has been the exclusive media partner for the Louisville Chapter of Marine Toys for Tots since it began in 2014.
The Toys for Tots collection drive is starting earlier than usual this year.
Each year, the event collects new, unwrapped toys for kids across several counties in Kentuckiana.
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The campaign in Louisville kicks off Nov. 1.
Stock Yards Bank and Trust is collecting toys at 41 branches throughout the Louisville area. There will also be donation spots at Paristown, Mission BBQ and all Louisville and Jefferson County fire departments.
CLICK HERE TO DONATE ONLINE
The annual 12-hour challenge will happen at Paristown this year, on Dec. 1, from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Those toys will be delivered the next day to Light Up Louisville.
Last year, they collected 6,800 toys during the challenge.
Organizers have specific types of items they are requesting. Items for kids ages 3-6 are not needed. Instead, donors are asked to focus on kids ages 9 and up.
Suggested gift items for ages 9-12 include:
Legos Sets, Action Figures, Star Wars, Science Kits, STEM Toys (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Race Cars – remote controlled, Board Games for 10 and up, Barbie Dolls & Accessories, Tie Dye / Jewelry Kits, Arts and Crafts Sets/Kits, Science Kits, STEM Toys (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Karaoke System
Suggested gift items for teens include:
Axe Sets, Basketballs (Regulation Boxed), Cologne Sets, Dart Boards, Ear Buds, Electronic Table Games, Headphones, Skateboards, Scooters, Tablets, Watches, Bath Gift Baskets / Sets, Blow Dryers, Curling Irons / Flat Irons, Ear Buds, Headphones, Makeup Gift Sets, Perfume Sets, Skateboards, Scooters, Tablets, Watches
WLKY has been the exclusive media partner for the Louisville Chapter of Marine Toys for Tots since it began in 2014.