TOYBOX LIST IS GROWING, GIFTS NEEDED

The list of children depending on Toybox for a merry Christmas this year keeps growing.

The list is long: Joshua, dump truck; Kristin, Barbie doll; Jamie, learning toy; Stephen, Ninja Turtles; Nicole, baby doll; Amanda, stuffed animal; Johnny, car; Charles, Batman; Darren, Teddy bear; Adam, trolls; Trent, race cars; Valerie, puzzle; Anthony, remote-controlled car; Tina, toy telephone; Dawn, tape player; Shawn, train set; Benjamin, watch; Andrea, doll house; Marlene, roller skates; Derek, basketball; Kevin, Big Wheel. And the list goes on.

However, toys are desperately needed to provide just a single gift for each of the children.

Students at Notre Dame High School came through with a collection of toys at the school.

But more are needed. Time is running short. The presents will be delivered Dec. 17, a week from today.

Toybox is a joint project of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees and the Southeast Missourian newspaper.

Applications for Toybox will be accepted at the Salvation Army headquarters, 701 Good Hope, through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2-4 p.m.

New and unwrapped gifts for children from birth through age 12 may be delivered to any of the following locations: Southeast Missourian, 301 Broadway, Boatmen's Bank Cape Girardeau locations, Capital Bank Cape Girardeau locations, Commerce Bank, Farm and Home Savings Association, Perry Travel Center, Gulliver's Travel Agency, and West Park Mall.

Donations may be mailed to Toybox Trust, P.O. Box 1626, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63702-1626, or dropped off at the Southeast Missourian.

For more information, call Kim McDowell at 335-6611 during daytime business hours.