25th Anniversary of the Toy Shoppe of Warren, PA
25 Years of making children happy in Warren County
We are Excited.
For 25 wonderful years over 85 dedicated retired volunteers have made more than 30,000 toys for underprivileged children in Warren County. In that time, the volunteers have experienced the opportunity to socialize, have fun, experience camaraderie, and to stimulate their mental and physical skills. But real happiness comes when they experience firsthand the joy and excitement the children have when they receive these toys. It is an indescribable experience.
The Toy Shoppe of Warren PA.
The Toy Shoppe of Warren PA is a retired volunteer project under the umbrella of the Penn Soil Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council, a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization serving Northwestern Pennsylvania since 1964. For 25 years The Toy Shoppe has provided wooden toys, puzzles, and games, at no cost, to the children of Warren County. In that time, we made over 30,000 toys that were distributed directly to children through The Salvation Army at Christmas time and through 23 other non-profit agencies and Day Care centers including the Department of Human Services and Head Start, all of them serving the needs of children in Warren County. They use these toys to educate and entertain the children they serve.
In 2023 we distributed 1,850 toys, puzzles, and games to our partner agencies and added a new partner to our list, The Warren County School District. We provided them with toys to be used at recess, when the weather is bad, to 14 kindergarten classes in the 4 elementary schools in the County. This is a partnership we will continue.
How Can you Help?
Your financial donation helps to purchase tools, parts, paints, paint supplies, and wood needed to produce toys, games, and puzzles. This support allows our volunteer woodworkers and painters to produce and distribute toys free of charge to the children and to the non-profit agencies serving their needs in Warren.
If you are interested in donating, please write out a check payable to our financial agent Penn Soil RC&D Council, with a note on the memo line that it is for the Toy Shoppe and mail it to:
Penn Soil RC&D Council
4000 Conewango Ave. Warren, PA 16365
Donations to The Toy Shoppe can also be made by check or credit card through the 2024 Warren Gives Campaign on May 15,2024
Can you Volunteer?
Volunteers are needed to build and paint toys so that The Toy Shoppe can make children happy. If you are interested but are concerned about not having experience, do not worry, we will provide training and safety instruction. You will be surprised at what you can do.
Contact: Patrick Williams Phone: (814) 726-1641 or (814)-730-7830 Email: pjw@atlanticbb.net
or
Contact: Dee Dee Tucker Phone: (814) 726-3140
