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Offline Bucktail

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Choose Love
« on: December 17, 2012, 10:17:56 PM »
While standing at the entrance to the store today I observed a man walk out the exit door and then back through the entrance.  He dropped something into the stack of hand baskets and quickly left.  My first reaction was that he had thrown some garbage into them.  So I went over and instead of finding trash, I found this envelope...
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2012, 10:22:42 PM »
It will go to good use.  I am matching this man's kindness with a donation of my own, and I'm buying some sports equipment (soccer balls, a baseball glove, etc.) to be donated to Toys For Tots.
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2012, 10:25:29 PM »
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2012, 10:45:17 PM »
Pretty amazing how big the spectrum of people you run into in your life are.
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2012, 11:01:58 PM »
Christmas Spirit and Goodwill Toward Mankind still lives.
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2012, 05:39:29 AM »
Thanks for sharing..
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2012, 07:26:57 AM »
 TT^ clp TT^
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2012, 08:03:21 AM »
What a kind gesture in the wake of all the bad news lately  t^

Thanks for sharing that Bob  ;D
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2012, 08:18:38 AM »
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Re: Choose Love
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2012, 10:20:26 AM »
This is realllly sweet! I love stories like this, they inspire me to do more and to do for others!!! I love it Bob!!! Thank you for sharing! And what you plan on doing with it, well it makes me even more proud to know you and have you as my friend!  Happy Holidays Bob!!! :-*
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2012, 03:05:48 PM »
Got these yesterday.  However, all of the Toys For Tots sites had all of their donations picked up already.  I sent an email and left a phone message with the TFT Coordinator for Ocean County and have, so far, not received a response.

I also found something for Hurricane Sandy, but they have apparently stopped taking donations as well.

Does anyone know of a local charitable organization that will take these so we can get them to the children for Christmas?  If you do, please let me know ASAP!

Thanks,
Bob

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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2012, 03:44:41 PM »
I finally got a call back from the coordinator.  She told me, "We just made a final pick up at all the drop off locations today.  So the only way to donate now is to bring them to Little Egg Harbor." fcp

Well, I had all day to drive down there, but now it's too late and my next day off is Christmas day.

Any suggestions as to where I can donate these would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2012, 04:15:08 PM »
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2012, 04:24:13 PM »
Thanks for the link pawle.  Looks like the deadlines have past for most of those as well. :-\

BTW, to give you an idea, I live a few miles from the Captain's Inn. ;D
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2012, 04:46:59 PM »
What about a local daycare?
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2012, 05:21:10 PM »
Serendipity! clp

My wife was taking my daughter to dance class when she saw a Toys For Tots sign in the window of a chiropractor's office a few doors down.  They stopped in and asked if they were still accepting toys and the women at the desk said that the man from Toys For Tots was on his way over to make their final pick up.  So I rushed over there and caught them just in time!

My daughter, in her thoughtfulness, added these jump ropes (that we forgot to give away as favors at her last birthday party) to the pile.  t^
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2012, 05:37:13 PM »
 clp slt clp
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2012, 06:22:33 PM »
 t^ Bob sorry I didnt catch this post earlier.A story similar to yours,my friend Ron the kid we did the corn hole tournament for, Well after his benefit he felt obligated to keep it going so he started a "Toy Drive" directly going to the kids at Hackensack Cancer Hospital. Just goes to show that I act of kindness by you can lead to 100's by many, just like in the commercial for I think a credit card company. It was a nice thing you did. So  slt to you and  slt to your wife and daughter.
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Re: Choose Love
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2012, 08:35:28 PM »
Awesome thing your doing Bob..

I'm proud to call you my friend   t^

I hope you and your family have the best Christmas this year and a great 2013 !!
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