Stuffed Animals
For
Emergencies
Where we help children feel a little more SAFE when they need it most!
Attention Northwest Indiana residents!!
Purdue University Calumet is holding a stuffed animal drive to help fight illiteracy!
They are participating in the "I Need A Hug" program from February 8-11th. They will be collecting as many NEW stuffed animals as they can for the United Way. These stuffed animals will be making their way to 85 elementary schools in NW Indiana who use them as reading/hug buddies in counseling sessions with children who are struggling with problems at their homes.
If you would like to donate, please contact Rick Riddering at 219-989-2600.
Thank you so much for your support!
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As of May 3, 2009
69,545 stuffed animals have been donated by generous people in the United States, Canada and Japan!
SAFE is currently assisting AdoptaPlatoon in their Operation Crayon program by donating small stuffed animals to U.S. deployed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to be used on humanitarian missions. Please check out our How to Donate page for more info!!
Looking to donate your new or gently used stuffed animals? Please go to our How to Donate page for more information and to find a chapter in your area!
CHAPTER NEWS
SAFE is a nonprofit run entirely by volunteers and some very generous people have stepped up to be 'chapter members' for SAFE. These people agree to accept the donations of stuffed animals, toys, books, blankets, etc., clean them up and then find places that need them the most. Thank you chapter members for all you do!
Please welcome our newest chapters in:
Kentucky
Virginia
Ohio
Maine
New Mexico
Please check out this chapter and all of our other chapter members by clicking here to go to our 'Chapters' page. Thank you for your interest!
UPDATE!
Wow! The response was overwhelming for the stuffed animal drive in Ardsley, New York! Thanks to all of those who donated to Harris to help him get as many stuffed animals as he can to the Haitian children.
If you are new to the site, recently Harris, a high school student from Ardsley High School, decided to make a difference by collecting stuffed animals for the children of Haiti who could really use the comfort right now.
They are still going through all they have received but so far the total number donated is over 4,500!!
Thank you Harris for wanting to make a difference and all you are doing to organize and clean the stuffed animals!
A rather large donation was given by Sue Steinman and her 2nd grade class at May Moore Primary School in Long Island, New York. Their class collected over 2,000
stuffed animals to give to Harris! SAFE would like to thank the 2nd grade class at May Moore Primary School for all the time and effort they put into their drive. It will help so many Haitian children feel a little bit safer.
If you would like to check out more on the stuffed animal drive held by May Moore Primary School and how they made their donation to Harris please check out their website by clicking here.
SAFE will update the final totals as soon as we have them.
Stay tuned!
Wow! The response was overwhelming for the stuffed animal drive in Ardsley, New York! Thanks to all of those who donated to Harris to help him get as many stuffed animals as he can to the Haitian children.
If you are new to the site, recently Harris, a high school student from Ardsley High School, decided to make a difference by collecting stuffed animals for the children of Haiti who could really use the comfort right now.
They are still going through all they have received but so far the total number donated is over 4,500!!
Thank you Harris for wanting to make a difference and all you are doing to organize and clean the stuffed animals!
A rather large donation was given by Sue Steinman and her 2nd grade class at May Moore Primary School in Long Island, New York. Their class collected over 2,000
stuffed animals to give to Harris! SAFE would like to thank the 2nd grade class at May Moore Primary School for all the time and effort they put into their drive. It will help so many Haitian children feel a little bit safer.
If you would like to check out more on the stuffed animal drive held by May Moore Primary School and how they made their donation to Harris please check out their website by clicking here.
SAFE will update the final totals as soon as we have them.
Stay tuned!
Please help SAFE by donating your used electronics today!!
SAFE has teamed up with a company called Gazelle.com who creates practical, rewarding ways for you to recycle your used electronics. They take in items such as cell phones, laptops, video games, MP3 players and camcorders just to name a few and recycle them. When you do this, the value of your item can be used to create funding for SAFE! It is a win-win for everyone. You can donate used electronics that you don't use anymore, we can keep these items out of our landfills and the value of these items can be donated to SAFE! We are currently trying to raise money so we can apply for 501c3 status with the government which will allow us to be a tax-deductible organization.
So please if you have some used electronics in your home that you no longer use, please donate them to Gazelle.com so they can be used to help SAFE! Please go to the link below for more information and thank you for your support!
http://safe.gazelle.com/
SAFE has teamed up with a company called Gazelle.com who creates practical, rewarding ways for you to recycle your used electronics. They take in items such as cell phones, laptops, video games, MP3 players and camcorders just to name a few and recycle them. When you do this, the value of your item can be used to create funding for SAFE! It is a win-win for everyone. You can donate used electronics that you don't use anymore, we can keep these items out of our landfills and the value of these items can be donated to SAFE! We are currently trying to raise money so we can apply for 501c3 status with the government which will allow us to be a tax-deductible organization.
So please if you have some used electronics in your home that you no longer use, please donate them to Gazelle.com so they can be used to help SAFE! Please go to the link below for more information and thank you for your support!
http://safe.gazelle.com/
*CALL TO ACTION*
We need your help!
Please help us provide some comfort to the children of Haiti....
Due to the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti SAFE is teaming up with another nonprofit organization whose mission is also to provide comfort for children in traumatic and emotional situations.
Loving Hugs, Inc. sends 'hugs' (stuffed animals) to children in war zones, hospitals, orphanages and refugee camps around the world. They do great work to help children and we want to work together to provide some comfort to the Haitian children. Through connections Loving Hugs, Inc. has through the United States Navy, they are going to be taking any donated stuffed animals directly to the children of Haiti.
If you are interested in donating your new or gently used stuffed animals please check out their website by clicking here and you will be directed on where to send your donation along with the guidelines for donating.
NOTE: These are going directly to the children of Haiti so any donated stuffed animal needs to be in excellent condition and needs to be a 'comfort' stuffed animal. Please do not donate any stuffed animals that are scary or large. A good way to decide is to ask yourself, 'Would I give this to my own child in an emergency situation?'
Thank you so much for wanting to help!
We need your help!
Please help us provide some comfort to the children of Haiti....
Due to the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti SAFE is teaming up with another nonprofit organization whose mission is also to provide comfort for children in traumatic and emotional situations.
Loving Hugs, Inc. sends 'hugs' (stuffed animals) to children in war zones, hospitals, orphanages and refugee camps around the world. They do great work to help children and we want to work together to provide some comfort to the Haitian children. Through connections Loving Hugs, Inc. has through the United States Navy, they are going to be taking any donated stuffed animals directly to the children of Haiti.
If you are interested in donating your new or gently used stuffed animals please check out their website by clicking here and you will be directed on where to send your donation along with the guidelines for donating.
NOTE: These are going directly to the children of Haiti so any donated stuffed animal needs to be in excellent condition and needs to be a 'comfort' stuffed animal. Please do not donate any stuffed animals that are scary or large. A good way to decide is to ask yourself, 'Would I give this to my own child in an emergency situation?'
Thank you so much for wanting to help!
Thank you so much for visiting our site!Stuffed Animals For Emergencies (SAFE) is a non-profit organization run completely by volunteers (chapter members). We collect various items such as stuffed animals, toys, books and baby blankets to benefit children during emergency situations such as fires, illness, accidents, neglect, abuse, homelessness and even weather emergencies such as tornadoes, floods and hurricanes. We also donate the items we receive to other childrens organizations, military organizations, libraries and even nursing homes. We accept new and gently used items for donation. This is a great way to reuse and recycle stuffed animals, toys, books and baby blankets that so many people have in their homes and just don't know what to do with. When we receive donations we go through and clean the items, freshen them up a bit and then donate them to emergency organizations to be given directly to children in emotional, traumatic or stressful situations. Your donation can really make a difference for a child when they need it most!
Currently we have 46 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Please visit our chapters page to find a chapter in your area. If you are unable to find a chapter in your area, please go to our 'How To Donate' page for information and also you can find out how to open a chapter in your area! SAFE is currently looking to expand worldwide so your donation can impact a child in your own community, no matter where you live. If you are interested in opening a chapter in your country, province or state and it is not listed on our 'Chapters' page, again please check out our 'How To Donate' page for more information!
Thank you again for visiting our site and if you have any further questions please 'Contact Us' for more info!
