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KENNETT SQUARE >> Residents and staff members at Chester County retirement communities, Kendal-Crosslands, recently participated in their sixth annual toy drive for the children at Tick Tock Early Learning Center in Avondale, Pa. on Dec. 22.
The toy drive began in 2011 when the KendalCrosslands Communities Diversity Committee developed a partnership with the Tick Tock Early Learning Center as part of an initiative to join forces with diverse local organizations.
Every subsequent year, the Kendal-Crosslands Communities set up a Christmas tree with about 100 ornaments with the name and age of a child at Tick Tock. Staff members and residents then select a name and purchase a gift for that child. This year, the gift shop at KendalCrosslands joined in the holiday spirit by stocking recommended gifts so that residents who may not have been able to leave the community were still able to participate.
After the gifts had been collected and festively wrapped, the Diversity Committee traveled to Tick Tock to deliver the gifts. Santa Claus even made a jolly appearance to perform his ceremonial role in handing out the individually wrapped gifts to each child. The residents then spent the morning with the children while they opened their gifts and sang carols.
“The children and staff members are always grateful for the donations, and staff members and residents appreciate that they can participate in such a meaningful project,” said Audrey Super, director of Human Resources at the KendalCrosslands Communities and one of the organizers of the annual toy drive. “This event definitely helps everyone involved embrace the spirit of giving during the holiday season.”
Tick Tock Early Learning Center has been serving economically challenged families in the Chester County area for nearly six decades by providing high quality, reliable day care.