300,000 BIRTHDAY SMILES
Nonprofit organization, Cheerful Givers, reached a milestone this week when employees at the Ecolab headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota filled the 300,000th birthday gift bag with toys. The organization began in 1994 when founder, Robin Maynard-Steele, visited a food shelf and realized how many parents were often looking for a can of food to give their child as a birthday gift. During that first year, 700 children received toy-filled birthday bags, and with the help of thousands of volunteers and donors, they have been able to dramatically increase the number of families they reach each year.
Ecolab is one of many corporations where employees gather to assemble gift bags with toys, and they were honored to be chosen for hosting the milestone event. 150 birthday bags were created and then delivered to the Neighborhood House in St. Paul where children were thrilled to receive them.
For more information or to make a donation, visit www.cheerfulgivers.org
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