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vernonia’s
voice good times
december
2007
It’s Time Again for Toy and Joy
By Scott Laird
The Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters are starting their annual “Toy and Joy” cam-
paign and are once again looking for families to assist during the holiday season.
They are also looking for contributions from the community to help make the
season joyful for Vernonia families.
“This is a great program,” said Dan Owens who is continuing in his role as chair-
person as he has for the last three years. “This project is run by a committee. It’s
a lot of work, but it’s also a lot of fun.”
Toy and Joy helps out families that apply with presents for children under age
14. Applications are available at the Vernonia Fire Station, Vernonia Cares, and
Head Start. There is a mailbox
in front of the Vernonia Fire
station where applications can
be dropped off. Children can
drop off letters to Santa Claus
as well. Applications are con-
fidential and there is no verifi-
cation process done. “I’m the
only one that sees the applica-
tions,” said chairperson Owens.
“If they are asking, then we as-
sume they need it.” Deadline
for applications is December
15.
“Last year we helped 45 fami-
lies and 135 children,” said
Owens. “Each year the project
seems to grow just a little.”
“We are also looking for the
community to be involved,”
said Owens. “We have reserves
of toys and funds. But our re-
serves are getting low. We need to replenish our supply and are especially in
need of toys for infants to three-year-
olds, and for young adults ages twelve
to fourteen. We will have barrels placed
around town at Sentry Market, City
Hall, Napa Auto Parts, Wauna Credit
Union, and the Mini Mart to collect
toys. We can also accept monetary do-
nations, which are very helpful because
then we can shop and try to meet special
requests for items.”
Once all the toys are collected
and purchased, then the firefight-
ers get together and wrap them. “Wrapping is an all day event,” said Ow-
ens. “The campaign is not the same from year to year. We get new ideas
and always have to work within a budget.”
“We also create what we
call “Mom and Dad Bags”
that include shampoo, tooth-
paste, body wash and other
personal care items,” said
Owens. “We got a great
donation from Vernonia
Dental this year- they are
contributing tooth brushes
and toothpaste for all our
families.”
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Santa will deliver the pres-
ents to the families right
before Christmas Eve. And
once again, thanks to the Ver-
nonia Volunteer Firefighters,
there will be toys and joy this
holiday season in Vernonia.
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