Bartell Drugs has again joined the Salvation Army to provide holiday gifts for children in need by collecting new, unwrapped toys during its 10th annual Salvation Army Toy ‘N’ Joy drive, Nov. 17 through Dec. 14.
The toy donations will be accepted at all Bartell Drugs locations in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Toys will be distributed to low-income children and youth the week before Christmas through the Salvation Army’s “toy warehouses.”
Bartell’s Auburn store is at 3902 A St SE.
The five-week drive in 2012 generated more than 5,400 toy donations by Bartell’s customers — the estimated equivalent of $81,300 in toys to the Salvation Army.
Donation options include:
• Choose a “gift request tag” from the Toy ‘N’ Joy display in the store and return the gift to the donation barrel with the tag affixed to it.
• Donate new, unwrapped gifts appropriate for children up to 14 years-of-age.
“The drive helps make the holiday season brighter for deserving children,” said George D. Bartell, chairman and CEO of Seattle-based Bartell Drugs. “The generosity and support of our customers over the past nine years has been gratifying.”
For more information, visit www.bartelldrugs.com.
