PRESS RELEASE
November 13, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jim Franz, Community Development Coordinator
(510) 747-6883, jfranz@alamedaca.gov
Dates and Locations for 2017 Alameda Firefighters Toy Program Announced
The 2017 Alameda Firefighters Toy Program is a partnership of the Alameda Collaborative for Children, Youth, and their Families (ACCYF), Alameda Food Bank, Alameda Red Cross Youth, Alameda Firefighters, and other Community Organizations. The Program will ensure that all low-income Alameda families who sign up at the Alameda Food Bank receive age-appropriate holiday toys for their children aged 0-12 and gift cards for youth aged 13-16.
Families needing toys are invited to sign up at the Alameda Food Bank between now and December 16. Please visit www.Alamedafoodbank.org or call (510) 523-5850 for hours and locations. This year, we are especially in need of crafts, sports balls, and other items for our older children. Cash donations are also needed to purchase the $25 Gift Cards given to youth ages 13-16. Checks made out to Alameda Firefighters Toy Program (AFTP) can be mailed to 2516 Santa Clara Suite A, Alameda, CA 94501. Your donation is tax-deductible.
Please help us by dropping off new, unwrapped toys at one of the Alameda Firefighters Toy Program locations below. The final pickup for these sites will be Tuesday, December 19.
- Fire Station 1, 2401 Encinal Ave.
- Fire Station 2, 635 Pacific Ave.
Fire Station 3, 1625 Buena Vista Ave.- Fire Station 4, 2595 Mecartney Rd.
- Alameda City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave.
- Alameda Police Department, 1555 Oak St.
- Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St.
- Alameda Recreation & Park Dept., 2226 Santa Clara Ave.
- Alameda Municipal Power, 2000 Grand St.
- Alameda Chamber of Commerce, 2215-A South Shore Dr. (South Shore Center)
- Alameda Hospital (Use Willow St. Entrance)
- Bank of Marin, 2208 S Shore Center and 805 Marina Village Pkwy
- Bladium, 800 Tower Ave.
- Child Unique Montessori, 2226 Encinal Ave.
- Coffee & Tea Traders, 883 Island Dr. (Harbor Bay Landing Shopping Center)
Elder's Inn, 1731 Webster St.z - FAAS (Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter) 1590 Fortmann Way
- Kelly Lux – State Farm Insurance, 564 Park St.
- Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave.
- McGee’s Bar & Grill, 1645 Park St.
- Oakmont of Cardinal Point, 2431 Mariner Square Dr.
- OMM, Inc. Mason Management, 2514 Santa Clara Ave.
- Poppy Bank, Nob Hill Foods, 2531 Blanding Ave.
- Rising Star Montessori, 1421 High St.
- Santa’s House, South Shore Center
- Starbucks, 1364 Park St. and 2210-J S. Shore Drive S Shore Ctr.
- Toy Safari, 1410 Park St.
- Tucker's Super Creamed Ice Cream, 1349 Park St.
- U.S.S Hornet, 707 W. Hornet Ave., Pier 3
- Waters Edge Lodge, 801 Island Dr.
- Wine and Waffles, 1505 Park St.
A complete list of Alameda Firefighter Toy Program drop-off sites is available at www.alamedaca.gov.
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