HeartShare starts toy drive for kids in its care
HeartShare Human Services of New York, which provides educational and recreational programs for children and developmentally disabled adults, is holding a toy and gift drive to benefit the kids and adults in its care.
HeartShare usually receives toys and games for children, according to officials, who said the organization is in need of donations for adults with developmental disabilities, including warm clothing, purses or wallets, CDs and DVDs.
Donated gifts should be shipped no later than Tuesday, Dec. 15, to: HeartShare Human Services of New York, Attention Danielle Maurice, 12 MetroTech Center, 29th Floor, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11201.
HeartShare’s Toy and Gift Drive started a few years ago, thanks to a donation from Dan and Fran Maniscalco. The Maniscalcos’ efforts began with a truck load of toys from their family as an expression of gratitude to HeartShare for its role in connecting the couple to their adoptive son Michael in 1987.