Jack Kemp

At Christmas time I see that Kohl's sells discounted Disney dolls (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, etc.) with a portion of the money going to help underprivileged children.

So if you don't have any kids or grandkids to give such a toy to, what to do with such a toy? Well, our readers probably know about Toys for Tots and other organizations that gather toys to donate to children. But when I went to donate my Minnie Mouse doll I looked online and found out another toy donation service that the New York City Fire Dept.does year round. And this very well could be a program with many other fire departments around the country.

The NYFD brings toys with them to fires to give to children who have just been burned out of their homes. This is awful and frightening for both adults and children this time of year - or any other time. They give these toys to small children who are very upset about losing their home and it helps soothe their nerves. As most parents know, small children can be distracted by a new toy and it takes their mind, somewhat or totally, off some other upseting problem.

I'm sure parents have delt with some toys that their youngest child no longer cares for. Even those little inexpensive Beanie Baby-like stuffed toys on a keychain will do. And ten dollars and under stores have low cost toys - ESPECIALLY after Christmas Day. Unfortunately, children can get burned out their homes on New Year's and all year around.

This is something to look in our readers' home towns.

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