13th Annual Toy Drive

African American United Fund is partnering with TL Gilliams’s Joy to the World Fest, RL Little Consulting, Fraternal Order of Housing Police, Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation, Grey Social Bar and Lounge and others to sponsors a Toy Drive for 5,000 needy children and their families

Drop off new unwrapped toys at the African American United Fund’s headquarters at 2227 N. Broad Street

The African American United Fund is collecting toys for a monumental Toy Drive organized in partnership with T.L. Gilliams’ Joy to the World Fest. Additional partners include the RL. Little Consulting, Fraternal Order of Housing Police, Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation and Greys Lounge.

With the increase in prices for consumer goods, utilities and food, this year will be particularly hard for poor, working families to afford basic necessities let alone holiday gifts for their children. New unwrapped toys for children aged 0-12 are currently being collected at our main office at 2227 N. Broad Street, at RL Little Consulting at 128 Chestnut Street and local businesses.

Cherron Perry-Thomas, Board Chair, African American United Fund says, “This is our 13th year providing toys to low income families either by hosting our own Toy Drive or collaborating with other agencies. We’ve received numerous requests for toys over the years. This year we anticipate the requests will be overwhelming due to the state of the economy. Obviously, our supporters will work hard to ensure each child receives a significant gift, but this year we’re reaching out to the business community to help us reach the goal of providing toys and a holiday meal to 5,000 children and their families.”

This year, the toy drive is being sponsored by T.L. Gilliams’ Joy to the World Fest (www.joytotheworldfest.com). Celebrity guests have been invited to distribute toys this holiday season, curtsey of T.L. Gilliams LLC.

Each year demand for toys exceeds goals set by the African American United Fund and generous donors provide toys to help meet requests received often days before the distribution. Donations for the event can be dropped off at the African American United Fund’s headquarters at 2227 N. Broad Street between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Volunteers are needed to help sort toys on December 18 and December 19 during the day. Please call 215.454.2583 to volunteer or to arrange to drop off toys.