04/07/2023
**2Q REGIONAL CHARITY DRIVE ANNOUNCEMENT - STUFFED ANIMAL DRIVE**
A stuffed animal can often bring a smile to a child, but it is not just
during holidays that stuffed animals are needed. As law enforcement officers and other officials respond to traumatic events, sometimes children can be found sitting to the side of the emergency, feeling lonely and scared. Officers have often comforted these children with stuffed animals. A stuffed animal can really make a difference for a child in great need!
Coordinators, please contact emergency services agencies in your area to determine an agency which will be well helped by our efforts. You can check with your sheriff's office, police department, fire rescue, emergency medical services, and hospitals.
Important Dates
Drive starts: April 1, 2023
Drive ends: April 30, 2023
Prestige Recommendations are due no later than May 2023
Prestige Guidelines
1R for small stuffed animals (beanie baby sized, 6
inches or so, fits the length of one average adult hand)
2R for large stuffed animals (anything larger than above)
Information for Coordinators -
Local coordinators will begin collecting new or gently used stuffed animals from members on April 1, 2023 until April 30, 2023.
Presiding coordinators will then donate these stuffed animals to a local emergency services agency, hospitals, or other nonprofits that would appreciate them.
Each coordinator will be required to keep a list detailing how many items each member donates and where the donations went.
The maximum amount of Regional prestige this charity drive allows is 30R.
Examples are listed below on how the points will be distributed.
Coordinators! Your prestige recommendations must be received no later than 11:59 CST on May 1, 2023
Send your prestige recommendations to:
[email protected] Coords only list
[email protected] the RC
Use the subject line: Regional Charity Drive, April 2023 - Stuffed Animals Donations
Only DCs can send in these prestige recommendations. Awards for late recommendations are made at the sole discretion of the RC, so please send your recommendations on time! Also, include the recommendations in your regular report in the note section.
EXAMPLES:
Deb Clark US2002022584 4pb books, 2 childrens books
Prestige will be awarded by regional. Just list the amounts donated, and Regional staff will calculate the prestige for you.
Ending Remarks
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Receiving a stuffed animal when times are rough can really make a child smile. Here's to high participation and needy children helped!
thanks
deb
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Deb Pelletier Clark
US2002022584