INC NEWS - Gifts for disadvantaged; Peace Toys for War Toys Exchange

[Laura Drey]

Please pass info on.  Thanks.  Laura

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Saturday and Sunday, Dec 9-10

If you've ever wanted to ride around the hood in a fire truck, now's your
chance. Children of all ages can bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Ninth
Street
fire station on Saturday and Sunday, Dec 9-10 (11-4PM both days).

Donated toys will be distributed to disadvantaged children throughout Durham
County this month.  Questions: call the Ninth Street station at 560-4251.

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Holiday presents for disadvantaged people

Durham Crisis Response Center  489-3654
contact week before holidays to see the age and sex and kids.
www.durhamcrisisresponse.org  www.durhamresponse.org

Genesis Home  300 N Queen  683-5878
Family homeless shelter
Gift cards to Kroger and Target and educational games and toys.
www.genesishome.org   ryan at genesishome.org

Durham Interfaith Hospitality Network  1216 N Roxboro St   682-2846
Homeless families shelter
Gift cards to Target & WalMart in denominations of $10
www.dihn.org    olive at dihn.org

Share Your Christmas  Volunteer Center of Durham  688-8977
www.thevolunteercenter.org <http://www.graphicmail.com/sendlink.asp
The 30-year-old holiday program is managed by the Volunteer Center of Durham
for the Durham County Department of Social Services. Please pick a family
from the profiles running in the Herald-Sun newspaper and call the Share
Your Christmas phone line (919-680-0140) to sign up as a sponsor, or just
send a check to the Volunteer Center of Durham, payable to Share Your
Christmas.

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by Noon on Thursday, Dec. 14
Peace Toys for War Toys Exchange

The 2006 holiday season is quickly approaching, and that means it is time
for the 3rd Annual Durham Peace Toys for War Toys Exchange! Thursday,
December 14 at 6:00 pm, The North Carolinians Against Gun Violence Education
Fund, Calvary Ministries of the Westend Community and Project Safe
Neighborhoods invite parents to bring their preschool and elementary school
children to the Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park to
exchange their old "war toys" for brand-new "peace toys." War toys are any
type of violent toy, from killer robots and toy guns to violent video games.
Peace toys are those that encourage challenging and creative, nonviolent
activities. 

Project Safe Neighborhoods is currently collecting new, unwrapped,
NONVIOLENT toys for the event. To donate, drop off your toy in the
collection barrel in the lobby of Police Headquarters at 505 W. Chapel Hill
Street by Noon on Thursday, Dec. 14. Toys not distributed at the event will
be given to needy children by Durham police officers and staff.

The Durham Peace Toys for War Toys Exchange is a chance for the community to
demonstrate that violence is not child's play. The event also serves as a
community reminder of the staggering number of persons who have lost their
lives to or been injured by gun violence. This event is supported by
community organizations, local businesses, religious congregations,
neighborhood associations, local law enforcement and elected officials.

Community volunteers and local law enforcement officers will help with the
event, which will include refreshments and entertainment. We are happy that
this has become an annual event in Durham!

How You Can Participate Donate a toy, and then join us for the Toy Exchange
on Dec. 14th! This will be a fun event for both parents and kids! We will
have musical entertainment, a dance performance, pizza and more!

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Gail Neely at (919)
403-7665 or websafenc at intrex.net <mailto:websafenc%40intrex.net>  or Rob
Faggart at 560-4438 ext.243 or Robert.Faggart at durhamnc.gov
<mailto:Robert.Faggart%40durhamnc.gov> .


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