TOYBOX BEGINS 25TH YEAR

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Sunday, November 28, 1999

Amazing Ally, Pokemon figurines and Teletubbies top area children's Christmas wish lists this year. But which toys are the most popular or hardest to find is still an uncertainty."I'm not even sure what the big toys are for the year," said Mike Seabaugh, who should have a better idea in a few weeks after reading Toybox wish lists. Seabaugh is a co-chairman for the Toybox committee for the Cape Girardeau Jaycees. "There are toys on the lists that I've not even seen before and the kids know they're out there."Every year, Toybox collects thousands of donated toys from community members and civic groups. The toys are then distributed to needy children and families in the city.

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