The Store’s Third Annual Toy Store Set For December

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The third annual Toy Store hosted by The Store, a free-referral based grocery store co-founded by Brad and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, will take place in early December.

The holiday event allows parents currently supported by The Store facing food insecurity to shop for gifts for their children, free of charge and wrapped with love. A number of actors and actresses in town last week for Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas Event” were on hand to help stuff hundreds of stockings to be given out during the Toy Store.

Due to the growing hunger crisis and generous community donations, The Store has been able to serve more than 2,000 families with food this year, an amount double from previous years, and the need for toys and supplies is even greater this year. The Store continues to partner with the First Responders Children’s Foundation to support some of the toys needed for younger children, but thousands of items are still needed to make the event successful.

A donation drive has launched to help, and contributions can be made in three ways: purchasing items from The Toy Wishlist, donating financially at thestore.org or volunteering your time. Toys may also be purchased and dropped off unwrapped at The Store by Nov. 25.

Lorie Hollabaugh
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