WEBB CITY, Mo. – After you make a Toybox donation, KOAM takes that money and uses it to buy toys to hand out to families in need closer to Christmas.
Our friends at Abernathy Roofing joined us on one of our recent toy shopping trips.
Photojournalist Ty Parks went along to check it out.
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JOPLIN, Mo. – Yesterday morning we spent the morning with 6 wonderful kids from Soaring Heights Elementary.
Photojournalist Ty Parks took us to 7th Street Walmart in Joplin.
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COMMERCE, – Ok. – A Commerce, Oklahoma family’s Christmas is saved by Toybox.
The Myers family, of Commerce Oklahoma has fallen on hard times, and their mother, Misty came to Toys For Tots, who’s one of the partners for KOAM Toybox, because she needed help with getting Christmas gifts for her three children.
“If I wasn’t be able to get help this year, my kiddos would not have a Christmas,” said Misty Myers.
The second oldest child, Houston, is grateful for the gifts that he and his siblings will receive now because of the program.
“I’m really happy that we’re really getting this because normally people don’t get these things like we will,” said Houston.
Many organizations have partnered with KOAM for Toybox, and stories like this one are possible due to helping hands and donations throughout the Four States.
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PITTSBURG, Kan. – KOAM and one of our Toybox sponsors used your donations to begin shopping for present contributions this Christmas season.
During the trip, volunteers helped pick out gifts for kids of all ages.
“We love helping different families in need,” said Jennifer Trisler with Equity Bank. “We are in a spot where we can help out the community so we want to do what we can to make a positive impact in the 4-States.”
Volunteers with the bank will be with KOAM next week to man the phones during our live Toybox newscasts.
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JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM NEWS NOW) – The Salvation Army of Jasper and Newton Counties is taking applications for its Christmas for Kids program.
Online applications are currently available here.
“Every child deserves to experience the joy of Christmas morning. The Salvation Army Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year. Once a child or senior adult has been registered and accepted as an Angel their Christmas wish list is shared with donors in your community who purchase gifts of new clothing and toys. The gifts are distributed to the family to place under their family Christmas tree.” – Salvation Army
Those wishing to apply in person will be able to during the week of October 31st. Applications will be accepted at the Joplin office on East 8th Street November 1, 3 and 4. Those wishing to sign up in the Carthage office can do so on Wednesday, November 2.
Applications close on Friday, November 4th.
Presents will be delivered to those in the program on December 21st.
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Your Toybox Donations are now in the hands of Santa’s helpers at the Pittsburg Salvation Army, among many other places around the four-state area.
Staff from the Pittsburg School District and the Pittsburg Area Young Professionals helped receive the donations.
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PITTSBURG, Kan. – Students on the council at Joplin’s Soaring Heights Elementary School joined KOAM for a shopping excursion.
Dowe Quick and Jacob Lenard joined the students at the Walmart Super Center in Pittsburg. They all did some shopping for KOAM’s Toybox campaign.
Since the beginning of the KOAM Toybox campaign in 1988, 4-State residents have helped make Christmas brighter for thousands of area families. Through financial donations, our team and volunteers shop for toys for area kids in need.
Photographer Ty Parks went along to capture the fun.
You can make donations to the 2021 Toybox through December 14th.
You can learn more about KOAM’s Toybox campaign here.
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JOPLIN, Mo. – Donations from the 4-state community turn into toys for area kids in need.
Since the beginning of the KOAM Toybox campaign in 1988, 4-State residents have helped make Christmas brighter for thousands of area families.
Once again this year, employees with Bishop and Hayes Law Offices joined KOAM for a day of shopping. Photographer Ty Parks went along with the Santa’s helpers at Joplin’s 15th Street Walmart.
You can make donations to the 2021 Toybox through December 14th.
You can learn more about KOAM’s Toybox campaign here.
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