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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Adrienne Appell
Toy Industry Association
646.520.4863
aappell@toyassociation.org
Bandai Foundation Donates $35,000 to the Toy Industry Foundation to
Bring Play to Children in Need
Portion of funds to sponsor signature program for 2013
New York, NY | December 18, 2012 – The
Toy Industry
Foundation (TIF), a nonprofit organization that brings joy, comfort,
and learning to children in need through toys and play, applauds the
generosity of The Bandai Foundation for their recent gift of
$35,000.
A portion of the funds will directly support TIF’s year-round
signature program, The Toy Bank, which has distributed more than one and
a half million brand new playthings forunder-servedand at-risk children
this year alone. Additional funds will support the overall work of the
Toy Industry Foundation, including national grant initiatives through
TIF’s national partners, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Military Services and CASA for Children.
This is the fourth consecutive year that The Bandai Foundation has
made a significant cash contribution to TIF. With financial donations
totaling nearly $150,000, the charitable arm of the toy company Bandai
America Incorporated is one of the Toy Industry Foundation’s most
impactful donors.
“2013 marks the 10th anniversary of our Toy Bank
program,” said TIF Executive Director Jean Butler. “Overall,
more than $75 million in toys have been given to children in need in the
U.S. and around the world. Thanks to The Bandai Foundation’s
ongoing commitment to our cause, the program will reach more children
than ever before!”
”Bandai is proud to support the Toy Industry Foundation and
commends the work they do in reaching out to children in need, “
said Masayuki Matsuo, Chairman of The Bandai Foundation.
As the official sponsor of The Toy Bank in 2013, support from the
Bandai Foundation will play a major role in the delivery of toys to
children in need, including youth who are homeless, battling illness,
living in foster care, and those who have parents serving in the
military.
About the Toy Industry Foundation (www.toyindustryfoundation.org)
While other organizations provide food, shelter and support
services to children and their families, the Toy Industry Foundation
sees to it that these children have toys and opportunities to play in an
attempt to restore both fun and a sense of normalcy to their lives. The
Foundation currently fulfills its mission through core programs
including The Toy Bank™ and grants to organizations whose missions
are in line with that of the Toy Industry Foundation.
The first industry-wide program of its kind, The Toy Bank receives
donations of newly manufactured toys from members of the toy industry
and distributes them through local charities to underserved, at-risk and
homeless children throughout the United States and around the world. The
Toy Bank is administered in partnership with Kids in Distressed Situations.
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