City of Vaughan Collects 7,725 Toys for CTV's Toy Mountain in Support of The Salvation Army

Dec. 21, 2012 4:00 p.m.
City of Vaughan
​The City of Vaughan collected 7,725 toys for CTV’s Toy Mountain in support of the Salvation Army. The City hosted the third annual event on December 17 at the North Thornhill Community Centre.

CTV and The Salvation Army are partners in providing disadvantaged children with a toy to open during the holidays. The Toy Mountain Drive is in its 17th year and this year’s goal is to collect 150,000 toys by December 24.

“The holidays are a time of giving, and there is no better way of giving than to help a needy family provide presents to their children,” said Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua. “Vaughan has been blessed with having a very caring and sharing community. We are proud to be involved in such a noble cause.”

CTV weather anchor Tom Brown broadcasted live from the event while residents, schools, community organizations and businesses donated new, unwrapped toys for children aged newborn to 18 years of age.

Please visit the CTV News Toy Mountain website at
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toy-mountain for drop-off locations, event information and the total toy count to date.

“I would like to say thank you to everyone who donated toys and volunteered to make the Toy Mountain Drive a great success,” said Ward 4 Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco.  “We are proud to be part of the Toy Mountain tradition and to come together with the Vaughan community to help build the biggest toy mountain possible. We live in a great City where our generosity is demonstrated throughout the year, and our support for those in need is especially appreciated during the holiday season.”

The 2012 Toy Mountain Drive was supported by a number of groups including:

Herbert H. Carnegie P.S.
RoyalCrest Academy
Nellie McClung P.S.
Elder Mills P.S.
Father John Kelly
Century Private School
Our Lady of Peace
Mentor College
Bizzy Buddies - Daycare
Lincoln Alexander PS
Sir Richard Scott
Miniminder Daycare
St. Michael Catholic Academy
Brighton School
Christ The King School
Glen Shields Futbol Club
The Kinderconnection

Other acknowledgements go to:

Student Choice Transit Corp. in Concord for picking up the toys from the schools and delivering them via school bus
Lowes Maple for donating all the décor and a number of toys
CTG Brands Inc. – donated 250 toys
Bounce Entertainment – provided AV and DJ services

 
Ward 4 Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco joined CTV weather anchor Tom Brown at
this year’s Toy Mountain event at the North Thornhill Community Centre. 


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