Community Corner
For the Kid in All of Us Silent Auction Collects Toys, Items for Kids in Need
Atlanta's Gay and gay-friendly community bring awareness to and good cheer for the holidays to 24 non-profit agencies that serve Georgia's children in need.
Scores of the metro Atlantans came out to support For the Kid in All of Us, the local non-profit organization For the Kid in All of Us said its 10th annual Toy Party & Silent Auction on Sunday.
All contributions – toys and gift cards – were donated to 24 non-profit agencies that serve Georgia’s children. In the communities of East Atlanta Patch they included:
- AGAPE Community Center
- AID Atlanta
- Atlanta Children’s Shelter
- CHRIS Kids
- East Lake Foundation
- Families First
- Jerusalem House
- Sheltering Arms
In 2003, a group of friends founded For the Kid in All of Us, the all-volunteer non-profit organization that produces The Toy Party & Silent Auction.
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And since 2003, For the Kid in All of Us has distributed more than 35,000 toys and gift cards through The Toy Party & Silent Auction, 9,450 backpacks filled with school supplies and gift cards through Backpack in the Park, and raised more than $470,000 to donate to numerous agencies and organization serving Georgia’s less fortunate children.
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