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Toybox: Delivering joy, one child at a time
Tracy Haggerty
A native of Cape Girardeau, I am a wife, a mother to two wonderful boys (and second mom to a beautiful daughter-in-law), and soon to be grandma. After 22 years as an educator in the Cape Girardeau Public School System, I am currently employed at the Regional Professional Development Center at Southeast Missouri State University as an Instructional Consultant. Throughout my years of involvement in the Cape Jaycee Christmas Projects, fourteen years as chairperson of the Toybox Program and currently in my seventh year as chair for Christmas for the Elderly, I have seen the need for assistance for families in our community rise. In response, I have seen a community that steps up to meet those needs with support and generosity. What a blessing... I look forward to the Jaycee Christmas Projects every year and have made it a tradition in my family as a means to give back during the holidays!
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A Holiday Tradition

Posted Saturday, October 30, 2010, at 8:44 PM

November is upon us and many have begun to think and prepare for the upcoming holiday season. Looking forward to time with family, good food, and the season of giving, I ask that you remember the children of the Jaycee Toybox this year. Each year, we reach out to more and more families who have the need and desire to make Christmas special for their little ones.

The Toybox project has been a tradition in the Cape Girardeau community for 36 years! I recall as a child, journeying down to the Southeast Missourian on Broadway to drop off our gifts for those in need. My mom would set aside an afternoon to take me and my brother and sister to select toys for other boys and girls who were unknown to us. It is a custom that taught me the true meaning of Christmas and helped me discover that giving is just as rewarding as receiving during this special time of the year. Today, I continue that tradition with my own children. So please, consider making Toybox part of your holiday tradition and put us on your Christmas list this year.

New toy donations are greatly appreciated at drop locations around town (please watch the Southeast Missourian for a complete list to be released soon).

Please direct all monetary donations to:

Cape Jaycees

Attn: Toybox

PO Box 4

Cape Girardeau, MO 63702

Or drop them off at the Southeast Missourian on Broadway.

Thank you for your generosity and continued support!

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  • Thank you for the wise critique.You cleared up some things for me. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm sharing this christmas lights that we have. This would surely be of great help to you.

    -- Posted by rhianne on Wed, Jul 6, 2011, at 4:20 PM

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