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Girl Scouts Host Toy Drive

Drop off a present at Meadowview School anytime before December 14.

Girl Scout Troop 50064 is sponsoring a toy drive to benefit Comer Children's Hospital. Unwrapped donations will accepted at the Meadowview School's office until December 14. 

See what the troop collected last year. 

All Donated Toys Must: 


• Be Brand New and Unwrapped 
• Be Non-violent 
• Be Non-toxic 
• Be Non-edible 
• Not Contain Magnets 

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Wish List: 

General Needs 

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• UNO cards 
• Play-Doh (small party size containers) 
• Bubbles in no-spill tumblers 
• “I Spy” / “Look & Find” books 
• Play Station III, X-Box 360, Wii and GameCube games (rated EC/E/E10+/T) 
• Nintendo DS Lite game systems and games 
• iPods, MP3 players, portable CD boom boxes 
• New release DVD movies (rated G, PG, PG-13) 
• Batteries: AA, C, D, 9-volt 

Infants/Toddlers 


• All plastic toys: birth to 24 months 
• Rattles 
• Musical and light up toys 
• Board books: no fabric 


Preschool/School-Age 


• Art supplies and craft kits (glue or paint must be non-toxic) 
• Medical play kits 
• African-American baby dolls and Barbies (all plastic) 
• Action figures 
• Matchbox cars 

Adolescents 


• Teen support gift cards (Target, Best Buy, iTunes) 
• Art supplies and craft kits (glue or paint must be non-toxic) 
• Hand held electronic games (i.e., 20 Questions, Connect 4, Battleship…) 
• Journals, scrapbooks 
• Word search puzzle books, comic books and Sudoku 
• Sorry, Monopoly, Connect 4

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