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Second Chance Toys of PA Receives Accolades From The Pediatric Day Health Center

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VIDEO: Second Chance Toys of PA Earth Week Feature

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Earth Week Toy Donations Help Hundreds of Local Children

Second Chance Toys of PA announced today that Earth Week toy donations benefited hundreds of children in our area and have helped catapult total donations to more than1,500 toys. Second Chance Toys of PA is a community-based program started by local high-school students, Kyle and Cara Scott, that collects and recycles gently used plastic toys for distribution to disadvantaged children throughout our region.

The Scotts have been collecting toys since the summer of 2007 with donations often provided by families whose kids have outgrown toys that are still in good condition.  For Earth Week, many others in our local community also pitched in to help. Toy drives were successfully run by students at Hallowell Elementary School in Horsham, employees of Kulicke & Soffa, Inc. in Fort Washington, and the Brownies of Pine Run Elementary School in New Britain.  Eric Blum, local franchise owner for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? (http://www.1800gotjunk.com/us_en/), also volunteered and helped transport collected toys to some of the donation centers.  During Earth Week, hundreds of low-income, deserving children in Warminster, North Philadelphia, Pottstown, Mercer County, and Trenton, NJ were the happy recipients of the toys.

If you would like to donate plastic toys to the Second Chance Toys of PA effort, please call 215-990-8615 or email craigoscott@aol.com.

Cara (age 15) and Kyle Scott (age 17), co-founders of Second Chance Toys of PA.

Kyle and Cara Scott with happy Head Start children and lots of “Second Chance Toys” in  Warminster, PA.

Smiling kids and caregivers at the pediatric day health center at the Millhouse in Trenton, NJ enjoy new playground equipment from Second Chance Toys of PA.

Students from Hallowell Elementary School in Horsham, PA Complete Toy Drive

Students from Hallowell Elementary School in Horsham, PA completed a toy drive to support Second Chance Toys of PA Earth Week toy donations. The program is one of many in the Bucks County area supporting plastic toy rescue and recycling efforts.

Doylstown Intelligencer Covers Planned Earth Week Activities for Second Chance Toys of PA

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Local Brownie Troop Helps Second Chance Toys of PA With Earth Week Toy Donations

The Brownies of Pine Run Elementary School (Troop #21237) collected more than 60 gently used plastic toys and gave them to Second Chance Toys of PA for donation to underprivileged children during Earth Week.  Second Chance Toys of PA is a community-based program that collects and recycles gently used plastic toys for distribution to disadvantaged children throughout the local region. The local Brownie troop is led by Priscilla Hoke.  Pictured are Shelby Hoke, Priscilla’s daughter, with Kyle and Cara Scott, co-founders of Second Chance Toys of PA. 

If you would like to donate plastic toys to the Second Chance Toys of PA effort, please call 215-990-8615 or email craigoscott@aol.com.  

Second Chance Toys of PA Announces Expanded Community Partnerships to Support Upcoming Earth Week Toy Donations

When local high school students, Kyle and Cara Scott, started Second Chance Toys of PA last summer, they knew it was a great idea but did not anticipate how quickly the community would pitch in. 

Recently, an employee at Kulicke & Soffa read about Second Chance Toys of PA and decided to engage her fellow employees to help.  She immediately presented this concept to the employee activities committee at the Fort Washington, PA-based Company of 2,700 worldwide employees and it was unanimously agreed that participation in this drive was an excellent way for Kulicke & Soffa to help.  The company’s activities committee has already begun a campaign and has solicited its U.S. employees to collect gently used plastic toys that Kyle and Cara will be able to donate as part of the Earth Week toy donations they have planned for Second Chance Toys of PA.  The K&S U.S. employees committee believes, “An effort like this brings out the best in all of our employees and we are excited about the opportunity to make a real, positive difference for the children. It’s the right thing to do”.

Kyle and Cara decided that Earth Week (April 18-27) was a perfect event for Second Chance Toys of PA to highlight for its next round of toy donations.  “The purpose of Earth Week is to heighten awareness of environmental responsibility,” says Kyle Scott, a 16-year-old high school junior at George School, Newtown, PA).  “This is a great time to remind everyone to recycle and donate their gently used plastic toys to make lots of deserving children happy.” Kyle’s sister, Cara Scott, a 15-year old high school freshman also at George School agrees.  “We are helping the environment while making a lot of kids happy,” says Cara.  “We are going to provide great toys to literally hundreds of kids during Earth Week. That is something our whole community should feel good about.”

If you would like to donate plastic toys to the Second Chance Toys of PA effort, please call 215-990-8615 or email craigoscott@aol.com. 

Bucks County Courier Times Helps Expand Visibility of Second Chance Toys of Pennsylvania

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Doylestown Intelligencer Covers the Inaugural Donation from Second Chance Toys Chapter of Pennsylvania

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Second Chance Toys of Pennsylvania Started by Local Brother-Sister Team Contributes Toys to Bucks County Chapter of Head Start

Second Chance Toys of Pennsylvania, started by Doylestown-based high school junior Kyle Scott and his sister Cara Scott, distributed over 50 toys today for children at the Bucks County Chapter of Head Start in Morrisville, PA. Receiving the rescued and refurbished toys were 26 delighted children between the ages of 3 and 5 served at the Morrisville Head Start facility led by Director, Marcia Straka. Sharing the toys with the children are Cara Scott (left) and Kyle Scott (right). To donate plastic toys to Second Chance Toys of Pennsylvania, please call 215-990-8615 or email craigoscott@aol.com.

First Affiliate of Second Chance Toys is Established in Pennsylvania

Second Chance Toys of Pennsylvania has been formed by Kyle and Cara Scott   

               

Kyle (16) is in 11^th grade (junior) and Cara (14) is in 9^th grade (freshman) at George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

Kyle plays varsity sports at school, including soccer, basketball and baseball. Cara is a cheerleader and has been active in gymnastics. They both enjoy spending time with their friends and playing with their pets, Emmy (a golden retriever) and Kiwi (a noisy parakeet). 

Kyle is involved with various service projects and responsibilities at school. Cara has been active in Girl Scouts and participated in the People to People Leadership Development Program in Washington, DC.

Kyle and Cara note: “We think Second Chance Toys is a great idea because we have the opportunity to recycle toys in an environmentally responsible way for kids who will really enjoy them! We want to make a positive difference and Second Chance Toys is a great way to accomplish that goal. Friends can help too and that can add to the fun!”

To contact Second Chance Toys of Pennsylvania, please email kyle_scott@georgeschool.org or cara_scott@georgeschool.org