If you want to clear out some old toys to make room for new ones, I’d like to remind you about this worthy cause.
*** Updated *** As of May 2012, we have an address not for Iraq, but for Afghanistan. Items are being packaged in the Bay Area and shipped to Kabul.
Please send clean stuffed animals to:
Trust In Education
985 Moraga Road Suite 207
Lafayette, California 94549
Four years ago, Asha from Parent Hacks asked us to spread the word about sending our used stuffed animals and toys to children in Iraq. She was contacted by a member of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers stationed in Iraq who offered to distribute any and all toys she received. She was pleased at the outpouring of toys and gifts, but I know we all have more to send.
At the time, we packed a mailing box full of some of my husband’s old stuffed toys (his family had a “tradition” of giving him stuffed toys every year that he never even touched!) and some of Holden’s gently-used little stuffed animals and doodads.
Read more about Edmay Mayers’ passion for the Iraqi children and also about Asha’s toy drive.
Also, if you are drowning in stuffed animals, but your child is not ready to part with them, consider this storage solution/bean bag, available on Amazon.
[teddy picture via flickr by fanz]
Hey all, please read the post. Note that it is not my program and that, as far as we know, the program is still going on.
Hi,
I have a huge amount of toys and kids clothing to donate. But I don’t have money to ship it off. Do you know of any organizations that will pay for the shipping or pick up the toys and clothing? i need to give them up within 2 weeks and want it to go to the neediest!! Please help me My contact # 347-754-4292- charmaine
is the February address still valid now in December, 2010? what’s the correct address to mail some new and gently used stuffed animal? do you know how much the postage may be?
I too am wondering if the program is still going and what address to send stuffed animals too.
Are you still accepting donations of stuffed animals for Iraq children?
Has anyone used this address in 2011? I have a ton of stuffed animals I want to send, but don’t want them sent back to me.
To get a good address to send stuffed animals to do the following:
goto anysailor.com then click on the tiny print under the title Any Sailor. The tiny print you want to click on says Where to send. In the drop down list pick Any Sailor Addresses. On this page there is a form click on the Search tool in red and type “stuffed animals”. A list of service members comes up that have mentioned stuffed animals either as a request or as a thank you. I have found the Navy contacts are the ones with medical clinics that are looking for stuffed animals and toys to hand out to the small patients/children they operate on. Click on the service members name and find out if they are one that you would want to send your stuffed animals to and if so request the address for the member.
Do you still need donations of stuffed animals as of September 2011?
I was just wondering if you can still donate stuffed animals to that same address in Iraq. I have so many perfectly good stuffed animals.
I would like to donate stuffed animals. please tell me how.
Is there a size limit?
thank you
Kathy
Colonel John D. Drolet answered my e-mail to the effect he was no longer in Iraq and needing stuffed animals. What about you, Edmay???
Sincerely yours,
Lora Simon
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Our church collects small stuffed animals and toys for the abused children at our local Children’s Hospital. If you have items to donate but do not wish to ship them, you could check with your local hospital about donations.
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This is fantastic… we will be sending our stuff animals . Thank you for your research and work.
I am no longer in Iraq. From this post it states they have an address for Kubul, Afghanistan but I do not see it. I will try to obtain an address for y’all as I am sure these children need toys too. Thank you all for caring. God bless you.
My mistake — I just re-read the post and if you have anything to send, please mail to:
Please send clean stuffed animals to:
Trust In Education
985 Moraga Road Suite 207
Lafayette, California 94549
These good people will put all packages together and send to Kubul.
Thanks so much to all who are participating. /Edmay
Do you have the organization and website to the above address? I’d like to share it with my Mom’s group.
Trust In Education
985 Moraga Road Suite 207
Lafayette, California 94549
With regards to the address above, please can you advise if this is the current address as of March 2013? I live in the UK and would like to find out if I should send a large box of toys to the above address or do you have an address in the Middle East where I should sent them directly too? Thanks Angela