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WEB WHEN YOU'D RUN DOWN THE
STAIRS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING TO
OPEN PRESENTS?
YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO MAKE THAT
APPEAL."
IT'S OUR ANNUAL TOYS FOR TO GET
SHOW.
DROP OFF A NEW, UNWRAPPED TOY.
WE'RE WAITING FOR YOU AND YOU'RE
WAITING FOR "MASS APPEAL," WHICH
STARTS THE RIGHT NOW.
[ ♪ THEME ]
LIVE FROM ONE BROADCAST
CENTER WITH AN APPEALING LOOK AT
LIFE IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS,
THIS IS "MASS APPEAL."
HERE ARE YOUR HOSTS, ASHLEY KOHL
AND SETH STUDTMANN.
SALE.
WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE TUNING IN
I'M SETH.
I'M ASHLEY.
IT'S THE ANNUAL TOYS FOR TO GET
SHOW.
YOU SHOULD SEE THIS LOBBY.
SUPPORT.
IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR THE
CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED OF
TOYS, BUT IT'S A GREAT
REFLECTION ON WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
WE'VE BEEN DEALT OUR SHARE OF
ADVERSITY, BUT I THINK THESE
TOYS GO TO SHOW HOW CARING OF A
COMMUNITY WE ARE, AND REALLY HOW
IMPRESSIVE THE COMMUNITY IS, TO
BE ABLE TO REACH OUT AND TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
IT'S SO NICE TO SEE PEOPLE
WALKING THROUGH THE DOORS.
THEY'RE COMING RIGHT NOW!
I KNOW!
IT'S THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON.
IT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, GIVING
TO OTHERS AND BRINGING A SMILE
TO OH OH OH FACE.
THERE ARE 100,000 KIDS THAT NEED
TOYS.
THE WE'LL THING WE NEED TO
STRESS IS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE BUN TO
BRING A SMILE TO SO MANY KIDS.
YOU HAVE THE APPRECIATION
THAT YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING.
I'VE DROPPED IT.
SHE'S RUINED A TOY.
IT'S APPRECIATED.
TAKE EXIT 391, GET OFF THE EXIT
IN CHICOPEE.
YOU CAN'T MISS US, 22 NEWS.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE AROUND ALL
DAY TODAY, OUR SMILING FACES.
UNTIL 7:00 P.M., YOU CAN COME
DOWN TODAY, FOR SURE.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STORIES HAVE
SUPPORT.
IT'S AMAZING.
THE NEW YEAR IS ALMOST HERE,
2013, AND YOU COULD START A
TRADITION THAT ACTUALLY ANNIE
AND LIZ HAVE TOLD US ABOUT.
THEY SENT US A LETTER.
EVERY MONTH, THEY COLLECT A
TOY, HER AND HER GIRLFRIEND.
THEY EACH COLLECT A TOY.
BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY
HAVE 24 TOYS THAT THEY BRING
DOWN AND DONATE.
THAT'S SO MUCH NICER THAN
SCRAMBLING TO GET A BUNCH OF
THINGS.
IT'S ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN DO IT.
ENORMOUS.
THEY GO OUT TO EAT TOGETHER
AFTER THEY DONATE THEY'RE TOYS.
IT MAKES THEM FEEL GOOD TO KNOW
THEY'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
ANOTHER GOOD IDEA, AN OKLAHOMA
BOY ACTUALLY TOOK FIVE, HE GOT
500 BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, AND HE'S
NOT KEEPING ANY OF THEM.
CHECK OUT THIS STORY.
LASER TAG AND A MOUNTAIN OF
PRESENTS, CHASE CAN'T HELP BUT
BE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOY, EXCEPT
NOTHING.
NOT THE PLAY-DOH OR THE
ELECTRONIC GAMES AND THAT'S JUST
HOW HE WANTED IT.
NOT ONCE HAS HE COMMENTED
WHEN DO I GET SOMETHING FOR MY
BIRTHDAY.
THE PARTY ISN'T ABOUT HIM.
I ALREADY HAVE TOYS AND KIDS
DON'T.
HE'S THROWING IT FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND KIDS WHO OTHERWISE
WOULD GO WITHOUT THIS CHRISTMAS.
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY
TOYS, AND WHEN THEY JUST DON'T
HAVE ANY, THEY CANNOT PLAY AND
THEY WON'T HAVE FUN.
100 PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND MORE
THAN 500 TOYS WILL BE DONATED
FROM HIM TO TOYS FOR TOTS.
YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR CHILD
TO BE GENEROUS AND THINK ABOUT
SOMEONE OTHER THAN THEMSELVES.
HIM DOING THIS WAS A GIFT TO ME.
IT WAS CHASE'S IDEA.
WE TALKED WITH HIM EARLIER IN
THE WEEK ABOUT HIS PLANS.
IT TURNED OUT EVEN BETTER THAN
HE EXPECTED.
HIS FRIENDS THOUGHT SO, TOO.
IT'S NOT LIKE ANY BIRTHDAY HIS
FRIENDS HAD EVER BEEN TO, BUT
HE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF GUY.
HE'S JUST MY FRIEND.
HAVE ANY TOYS.
IT'S NOT A PARTY FAVOR THAT
YOU CAN HAND OUT, BUT THE GUESTS
AREN'T GOING HOME EMPTY-HANDED.
AS FOR CHOICE'S BIRTHDAY WISH,
HE KNOWS WHAT HE'LL BE THINKING
ABOUT WHEN HE BLOWS OUT THOSE
EIGHT CANDLES.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THE LIFE OF A CHILD IN NEED.
DONATE A NEW, UNWRAPPED TOY.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
THE TOYS FOR TOTS HAS BEEN SUCH
A SUCCESS THIS YEAR.
IT ALL BEGAN IN 1943 IN
CALIFORNIA.
THERE'S A MARINE RESERVE UNIT
THAT SAW A NEED IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND THEY ENDED UP
COLLECTING 5,000 TOYS THAT YEAR.
IT ONLY TOOK ONE YEAR FOR THE
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL IN THE MARINE
CORPS TO SEE THESE GOOD DEEDS
AND DEEM THAT EVERY SINGLE
MARINE CORPS UNIT ACROSS THE
NATION WOULD HAVE A CAMPAIGN.
WHAT IT'S DONE IS MADE SUCH A
DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY FAMILIES'
LIVES.
IT'S 111,000 TOYS WE COLLECT
EVERY YEAR.
WE TRY TO BEAT THAT AMOUNT EVERY
YEAR.
WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO
OVER 60,000 FAMILIES THIS YEAR.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
NO MATTER WHAT, IT'S IN THE
THOUSANDS, SO THESE WILL GO TO A
VERY, VERY GOOD CAUSE.
ROCKY, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE
TASK, TAKING ALL OF THESE IS TO
OUT OF THE STATION AND BRINGING
THEM TO FAMILIES OR TO A SITE TO
BE DELIVERED TO FAMILIES.
HOW DOES IT ALL HAPPEN?
WELL, TOMORROW MORNING, I
WILL HAVE MY TEAM OF ELVES COME
IN HERE.
THEY'RE MOSTLY COMBAT VETERANS
HOSPITAL.
WE'LL COME IN AND BREAK DOWN
TOYS TO AGE AND GENDER-ORIENTED
SO WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE, THEY'LL
GO TO THE WAREHOUSE WHERE WE CAN
SEPARATE AND SEND THEM OUT TO
THE FAMILIES.
IT'S AN AMAZING THING TO DO.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE
SHOWING THE FOOTAGE OF HOW MANY
TOYS ARE HERE AND TO SORT THEM
AND BRING THEM OUT.
THEY WERE PRETTY MAGICAL, WON'T
YOU SAY?
WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR MANY
YEARS AND WE HAVE THE PROCESS
DOWN PAT.
WE STREAMLINE IT EVERY YEAR TO
NEXT YEAR.
ALL OF US HERE AT 22 NEWS GET
TO SEE THAT HAPPEN EVERY YEAR
AND IT'S PRETTY AMAZING HOW FAST
YOU WORK AND HOW YOU REALLY DO
WORK AS A TEAM.
IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.
FAMILIES ARE ASKING IF THE
SIDDIKUI.
HAS THE DEADLINE PASSED?
THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED.
IF WE HAVE TOYS LEFT OVER, WE'LL
TAKE THEM ON A FIRST-COME,
FIRST-SERVE BASIS.
THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW SO THE
FAMILIES WILL KNOW THE DEADLINE
HAS PASSED THIS YEAR, BUT YOU
CAN REQUEST FOR NEXT YEAR.
THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
IT'S BEEN QUITE A SUCCESS.
WE'VE BEEN HEARING OF
FAMILIES WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH
TO DONATE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS STORY.
ONE OF MELISSA'S LAST WISHES
WAS TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE IN
NEED.
THESE CHILDREN DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING, PRETTY MUCH, AND THEY
ALL WAKE UP CHRISTMAS MORNING
AND HAVE SOMETHING AND BE ABLE
TO HAVE A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
THAT WAS MELISSA LAST YEAR
BRAIN CANCER.
WHEN SHE WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED,
SHE DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW.
SHE AND HER FRIENDS AND
FAMILY GATHERED 150 GIFTS FOR
THE TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST
MELISSA LESS THAN A MONTH LATER
AND HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY, TEAM
MISSY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO
HONOR HEIR MEMORY.
IN MELISSA'S HONOR, THEY MORE
THAN DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF TOYS
THIS YEAR.
MY GRANDSON'S FRIENDS FROM
SCHOOL, THEY WERE BRINGING TOYS
LAST NIGHT, IT'S JUST
OVERWHELMING.
THEIR CARS WERE FILLED ABOUT
BAGS AND BAGS OF TOYS AND
ALTHOUGH THE HOLIDAYS ARE A
DIFFICULT TIME, THEY KNOW
MELISSA IS SMILING.
SHE'S SHINING, AS THEY ALWAYS
WOULD SAY.
SHE IS SHINING.
SHE HAD THIS BEAUTIFUL SMILE AND
A GLOW ABOUT HER THAT SHE COULD
JUST, HER SMILE INFECTED YOU.
SHE WANTED TO GIVE BACK AND
PUT A SMILE ON A LITTLE BOY OR
GIRL AND MAKE THEM HAVE A
WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS.
SO, IF THIS IS THE WAY WE CAN
DO IT, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO AND
KEEP HER MEMORY GOING.
MELISSA'S FAMILY AND NOW
8-YEAR-OLD SON WERE RIGHT BY HER
SIDE LAST YEAR.
WHILE SHE'S NOT WITH THEY WILL
FIGHT.
YOU HEAR ABOUT ALL OTHER
TYPES OF CANCERS, BUT NOT MUCH
ABOUT BRAIN CANCER.
WE WILL CONTINUE THIS, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR HER.
HER FAMILY VOWED TO MAKE IT
AN ANNUAL TRADITION, BECAUSE
THEY KNOW IT'S WHAT MELISSA
WOULD WANT.
IT'S SO TOUCHING, ALL THESE
STORIES YOU HEAR, PEOPLE REALLY
GIVING OF THEMSELVES.
ALL OF THESE TOYS WE SEE, THE
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS THAT ARE
HERE IN OUR LOBBY, THEY ARE NOT
ALL OF THE TOYS THAT HAVE BEEN
DONATED.
IACORINO.
HOW DID SLEEPY'S GET INVOLVED?
THE DISTRICT MANAGER DECIDED
WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET INVOLVED.
WE PARTNERED UP WITH THE MARINES
WITH 13 DROP OFF LOCATIONS.
YOU ARE COLLECTING TOYS AT
ALL OF YOUR SLEEPY'S LOCATIONS.
YES, 13 LOOKINGOUT WESTERN
MASS.
IF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING TODAY,
IT'S EXTENDED, THE HOURS AND
CORRECT?
WE ARE TAKING DONATIONS UP
UNTIL THE 16th AND DELIVERING
THEM TO THE MARINES ON THE
17th.
YOU IS A I AS A YOUNG CHILD,
YOU STARTED DOING TOYS FOR TOTS
AND IT KIND OF STAYED WITH YOU.
STORY?
ABSOLUTELY.
MY MOTHER AND I WOULD SHOP FOR
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
SHE WOULD MAKE A POINT TO GO TO
CHOOSE TOYS.
WE WOULD PICK KIND OF OUR
FAVORITE TOYS, SHE WOULD GET
THEM AND WE WOULD FIND A DROPOFF
LOCATION.
IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN
COMING TO YOUR DROP OFF
LOCATIONS, WOULD YOU MIND
TELLING US OF A COUPLE?
MEMORIAL DRIVE ON CHICOPEE,
HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS AND WE
HAVE SOME IN THE BERKSHIRES.
A STORE IN BROOKFIELD, NORTH
ADAMS AND GREAT BARRINGTON.
SPRINGFIELD.
THEY ARE SCATTERED ALL
THROUGHOUT.
IT MUST BE NICE TO SEE THE
MASSACHUSETTS.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
TO SEE THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS
DONATING THE GIFTS, WE'VE SEEN
BOX SETS OF THE HUNGER GAMES.
WOW.
THE IMAGINE X. TOYS, THINGS
FOR ALL DIFFERENT AGE LEVELS AND
BIKES, AS WELL.
THEY'RE REALLY CONTRIBUTING TO
EVERY AGE LEVEL.
OFTENTIMES, PEOPLE, IT GETS
FORGOTTEN, IT'S THE TEAMS THAT
NEED THE GIFTS.
SHUFFLE.
PEOPLE CAN BRING D.V.D.'S, TOO.
WE'VE SEEN GIFTS GEARED
TOWARDS THE OLDER CHILDREN, AS
WELL.
IT MUST FEEL GOOD EVERY TIME
SOMEONE WALKS IN AND DONATES.
ABSOLUTELY YOU.
GREET THEM WITH A SMILE, OPENING
OH UP CONVERSATION, LEARNING
IN TODAY.
WE FIND THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN
RUNNING FOR SO LONG, A A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO USED TO RECEIVE THE
BACK.
PAYING IT FORWARD.
ABSOLUTELY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
SETH IN THE LOBBY.
WE ARE OUT HERE WITH REBECCA
JACK AND THEY DECIDED TO DOUGH
NATE TODAY.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.
WE LOVE TO DO THIS.
WE COME DOWN, MY KIDS ARE
ABSOLUTELY BLESSED.
THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS THAT
AREN'T BLESSED.
MACKENZIE IS TRYING TO SAY SHE
CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR.
I WANT JACK TO APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING HE HAS.
HE IS THAT AGE WHERE YOU WANT
TO TEACH HIM THERE ARE OTHER
ABSOLUTELY.
WHEN HE HAS A ROOF OVER HIS HEAD
AND THERE ARE KIDS WHO DON'T
HAVE MUCH BESIDES JUST A PAIR OF
SHOES AND IS TO FOR CHRISTMAS ON
WONDERFUL.
WHAT DID YOU DECIDE TO BRING
ON DOWN TODAY?
TONKA TRUCK.
ALL SHE WANTS IS THIS
MICROPHONE.
GIVE HER 20 YEARS FROM NOW,
SHE'LL BE ALL OVER IT, YES.
DOWN?
CAN YOU SAY HI?
CAN YOU SAY HI TO EVERYBODY?
ARE YOU A LITTLE SHY?
THAT'S OK.
JACK IS HAVING FUN EYEBALLING
ALL THE TOYS.
WE CAME IN AND HE SAID LOOK
AT ALL THIS.
I SAID THIS IS FOR ALL THE KIDS
WHO NEED THEM, SO APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU HAVE AT HOME.
THANK YOU FOR BOTH COMING.
HERE.
IT.
APPEAL."
I'M ASHLEY KOHL LIVE IN THE 22
NEWS LOBBY, CELEBRATING OUR TOYS
FOR TOTS DRIVE.
IT'S THE LAST TIME YOU CAN
DONATE TONIGHT.
PEOPLE KEEP COMING TO THE DOORS.
I'M HERE WITH KAREN O'CONNOR AND
PATTY BOUSQUET.
DONATING.
MY FATHER PASSED AWAY, AND HE
WAS A MARINE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, KAREN?
MY SON IS A STAFF SERGEANT IN
THE MARINE CORPS.
THAT'S WHERE MY HEART IS, WITH
THE MARINES AND CHILDREN THAT
NEED TOYS.
THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS REACH OUT
TO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE MY SON
HAD EVERYTHING HE NEEDED WHEN HE
WAS GROWING UP.
I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL.
OF COURSE, THIS IS THE MARINES
TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE.
IT'S NICE THAT YOU HAVE THAT
PERSONAL TIE TO THE MARINES IN
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU DROPPED OFF TWO TRUCK LOADS
FULL OF TOYS.
HOW DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO SEE
THIS GENEROSITY?
IT'S WONDERFUL.
ALL OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDS AND
EVERYBODY JUST STEPPED FORWARD
AND BROUGHT EVERYTHING.
I JUST HOPE PEOPLE DON'T FORGET
THE OLDER KIDS, TOO.
WE BOUGHT BOOM BOXES AND THINGS
FOR THE OLDER CHILDREN, SO JUST,
WHATEVER YOU CAN BRING IS JUST
WONDERFUL.
RIGHT, NO MATTER WHAT.
NO MATTER WHAT IT IS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
SOMETHING EXPENSIVE, IT CAN BE
SOMETHING SMALL.
WHY DO YOU ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
COME DOWN TO 22 NEWS AND DROP
OFF A TOY?
BECAUSE THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT
THERE THAT'S GOING TO BE QUITE
APPRECIATED WHEN THEY WAKE UP IN
THE MORNING, THERE'S ANOTHER TOY
CHILD.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
GOD BLESS ALL THE UNITED
STATES MARINE CORPS, THANK YOU
DO.
YES, THANK YOU TO ALL THE
MARINES, ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU, LADIES FOR WHAT
YOU'VE DONE.
THE TWO TRUCKLOADS FULL.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
GENEROSITY.
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE
GENEROSITY WE'RE SEEING.
IT'S SO WONDERFUL.
GIVE THEM A SHOUTOUT.
WE'RE GOING TO TOSS IT TO A 22
NEWS REPORTER FOR A STORY ABOUT
THOSE MAKING QUITE A DIFFERENCE.
FOR ONE HOUR, EMPLOYEES AND
THEIR CHILDREN FORMED A STEADY
STREAM OF GIVING.
22 NEWS STORM TEAM METEOROLOGIST
NICK BANNON ACCOMPANIED ONE OF
BICYCLES.
TWO OTHER TRUCKS WERE FILLED
WITH TOYS.
RICK ANDERSON GAVE TOYS FOR TOTS
A $2,500 CHECK.
THIS IS ANDERSON'S WAY OF
HONORING HIS FATHER, WHO DIED
TWO YEARS AGO.
WE GOT FAMILY, FRIENDS AND
THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND HAD A
GREAT BIG BASH.
PLANNING THINGS OUT.
WE HAD A PARTY, THE ADMISSION
WAS A TOY.
THE MORE BIKES AND TOYS THAT
CAME INTO THE 22 NEWS LOBBY, THE
WAYS.
EMPLOYEES TOLD 22 NEWS IT FEELS
SO GOOD GIVING AND MAKING
CERTAIN NEEDY CHILDREN WON'T BE
DISAPPOINTED CHRISTMAS MORNING.
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE, THAT'S
THE GREATEST PART, WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE TO GIVE AND BE THE LITTLE
BOY OR GIRL AND HAVE BIKES, THIS
FOR CHRISTMAS.
IN CHICOPEE, 22 NEWS.
THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT
NOW.
WE'RE WITH SANDRA FROM TRIPLE-A.
WE'VE BEEN A PARTNER OF TOYS
FOR TOTS FOR MANY YEARS AND
STARTED TO BROADEN THE AWARENESS
OF THE PROGRAM.
WE'VE BEEN HERE IN SPRINGFIELD
SINCE 1902 IS WHEN OUR FIRST
OFFICE WAS OPEN.
FOR ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO TO
HELP THE COMMUNITY OUT, WE'RE
HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE.
ALL OF OUR OFFICES WERE A
COLLECTION POINT FOR GIVING,
WHICH IS GREAT.
YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE 22
NEWS LOBBY.
IT'S CHALK FULL OF GIFTS.
EVEN WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE ON
CAMERA, IT'S DOWN THE HALL WAYS,
IT'S GREAT.
THERE ARE BIKES IN EVERY
CORNER OF OUR HALL WAYS.
WHICH IS GREAT.
LOOK SIMILAR.
WE DO.
OUR STAFF'S BEEN REALLY GREAT
ABOUT KEEPING THE DELIVERIES
COMING HERE, SO IT DOESN'T BUILD
UP TOO MUST HAVE.
YEAH, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE
PEOPLE COMING IN.
SOME FOLKS WILL COME IN AND PICK
SOMETHING OUT FROM OUR TRAVEL
STORE IF THEY DIDN'T KNOW THERE
WAS GIVING.
IT INSPIRED PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T
GIVE BEFORE TO GIVE.
MAYBE PEOPLE CAN PICK UP A
COUPLE OF LAST MINUTE GIFTS.
WE HAVE PEOPLE DOING THAT.
FOLKS BUY MOVIE TICKETS,
DISCOUNTS TO OUR MEMBER, A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE BUYING TICKETS TO
BRING HERE, AS WELL.
IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT MAYBE
PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T PLAN TO
DECIDED TO BECAUSE THEY POPPED
UP IN ONE OF OUR OFFICES AND SAW
CAMPAIGN.
IDEA.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
THINGS FOR TWEENS AND TEENS.
KIDS LOVE GOING TO THE MOVIES.
ALL PEOPLE NEED NOW ARE THE GIFT
CARDS, MAR VE PASSES, C.D.'S.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO SEE THE
OUTPOURING IN THE COMMUNITY?
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S BEEN A
TOUGH ECONOMY FOR THE PAST
COUPLE YEARS.
WE THOUGHT THIS YEAR MIGHT BE A
TOUGH YEAR FOR FOLKS.
EVEN WHEN PEOPLE ARE AT THEIR
LOWEST AND STRUGGLING, THEY SEE
THEY ARE FORTUNATE IN MANY WAYS
GIVE.
IT'S HEART WARMING.
IT'S NOT ONLY GREAT FOR ALL
THE CHILDREN OF WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS THAT ARE GOING TO
GET THESE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
TOYS, I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING
FOR W ONES IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
COLLECTING TOYS.
IT'S AMAZING.
I WISH EVERYBODY COULD STOP BY
AND SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING HERE.
WE'RE FORTUNATE TO BE A
PARTICIPANT.
YOU'RE RIGHT, EVERYBODY
SHOULD STOP BY AND DONATE IT.
DOWN STAIRS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A
FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THAT.
ASHLEY.
I GET TO STAND BY THE DOOR
AND WATCH THEME COMING THROUGH
WITH MORE AND MORE DONATIONS.
IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE.
SO NICE TO BE WITH YOU.
YOU DO SECRET SANTA AT THE
OFFICE, BUT IT HAS A TWIST.
WE DECIDED FOUR YEARS AGO
INSTEAD OF DOING SECRET SANTA
BETWEEN US, THAT WE REALLY
WANTED TO GIVE TO THE KIDS.
IT'S A GOOD FEELING, REALLY
TOUCHES THE HEART.
WE ENJOYED GOING TO GET ALL
THESE GIFTS FOR THE CHILDREN.
WE LOVE COMING DOWN HERE TO
BRING THEM, SO ALL THE CHILDREN
WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR
CHRISTMAS.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA!
I LOVE THAT.
COMING DOWN HERE, YOU'RE SMILING
FACES.
YOU MENTIONED WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
PERSON.
IT'S TOUCHING.
IT'S REALLY TOUCHING TO SEE HOW
EVERYONE IS GENEROUS AND CAN
COME AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF
WHAT THEY'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH,
LESS FORTUNATE.
YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY.
IT'S SO TRUE.
IT MAKES IT GOOD TO GIVE.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF YOU WANT
TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME DOWN
TODAY?
WHY SHOULD THEY COME DOWN?
BECAUSE THE CHILDREN, THEIR
HEARTS WOULD BE SO HAPPY IN THE
MORNING TO OPEN UP ALL THESE
GIFTS.
EMOTIONALLY, IT JUST KIND OF
MAKES YOU WANT TO CRY.
I KNOW!
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
YOU'VE GOT TO COME DOWN AND
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE DOWN HERE
AND GIVE TO THE CHILDREN.
THANK YOU, LADIES, THANKS FOR
BEING HERE.
THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.
THERE'S MORE "MASS APPEAL"
WE'RE BACK AS WE CONTINUE OUR
SPECIAL TOYS FOR TOTS EDITION OF
TIM SUFFISH FROM ST. GERMAIN
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ... OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNER WHO SUPPORTS
SO MANY OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICE
CAMPAIGNS. TOYS FOR TOTS ST.
GERMAIN INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY
PRESIDENT, HEAD OF EQUITIES, ST.
GERMAIN INVESTMENTS --SO MANY
FINANCIALLY. WE'RE EVEN SEEING
INCREASED NEED FOR TOYS. HOW
SHOULD PEOPLE BE HANDLING THEIR
COMPANIES ARE STILL DOWNSIZING
AS A RESULT OF THE ECONOMY. WHAT
THEIR INVESTMENTS AND SAVINGS IN
CASE THEY ARE LAID OFF? --
WITH 22NEWS FOR SEVERAL YEARS
NOW, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS. AT A
CUTTING BACK THEIR COMMUNITY
SUPPORT, WHY IS ST. GERMAIN
-- WHY DO YOU SUPPORT TOYS FOR
TOTS? --WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR
THOSE IN NEED THIS SEASON? --SO
STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. WE'RE
EVEN SEEING THE IMPACT THIS YEAR
TOYS. HOW SHOULD PEOPLE BE
HANDLING THEIR INVESTMENTS AT
STILL DOWNSIZING AS A RESULT OF
VIEWERS BE DOING WITH THEIR
INVESTMENTS AND SAVINGS IN CASE
BEEN A COMMUNITY PARTNER WITH
22NEWS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW,
HELP IN SUPPORTING SO MANY
PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS. AT A
CUTTING BACK THEIR COMMUNITY
DETERMINED TO CONTINUE GIVING?
-- WHY DO YOU SUPPORT TOYS FOR
YOU, PERSONALLY, TO GIVE BACK TO
WHETHER IT'S COLLEGE
PLANNING, COLLEGE SAVINGS OR
RETIREMENT SAVINGS, YOU SHOULD
PROBABLY HAVE THAT IN A SEPARATE
ACCOUNT OR FAX DEFERRED ACCOUNT.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T, THEY
IT MEANS.
MANY COMPANIES ARE STILL DOWN
SIZING AT THIS TIME, AS WELL.
WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO TO BE
PREPARED, JUST IN CASE THEY DO
GET LAID OFF?
I'D SAY NOT SO MUCH IN
PREPARATION, BUT IF THAT HAPPENS
AND YOU'RE OUT OF A JOB AND
CONFRONTED WITH A CHOICE OF WHAT
TO DO WITH YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN
AT WORK, A 401K, ONE THING YOU
DON'T WANT TO DO IS TAKE A
PLAN.
THAT WILL BECOME TAXABLE AND BE
SUBJECT TO PENALTIES, 10% FOR AN
EARLY WITHDRAWAL.
TALK TO EITHER HUMAN RESOURCES
AT THE COMPANY OR A FINANCIAL
ADVISOR WHO CAN GUIDE YOU
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
TRANSFERRING THAT ACCOUNT TO AN
I.R.A.
JUST KNOWING WHAT TO DO AT
THAT TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT.
TALKING TO SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS
THE WAY TO NAVIGATE THAT.
VERY IMPORTANT.
YOU'RE REALLY INVOLVED IN THE
BACK.
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU
TO GET INVOLVED?
WE'VE BEEN COMMUNITY PARTNERS
WITH YOU FOR MANY YEARS NOW.
IT'S THE A GREAT WAY TO HELP, TO
HAVE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO
GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND
WE ALL LIVE HERE, SO THE
EMPLOYEES LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND OUR CLIENTS LIVE IN THE
COMMUNITY, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S
THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND IN OUR
BEST INTEREST TO MAKE SURE THAT
VIBRANT.
WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH MONETARY
HELP, OR COACHING IN LOCAL YOUTH
HELP ATHLETICS, IT'S SOMETHING
WE BELIEVE IN PRETTY STRONGLY.
YOU AS A COMPANY ARE VERY
INVOLVED AND PERSONALLY, IT MUST
MEAN A LOT TO YOU SEEING THIS
GENEROSITY AROUND TODAY.
IT'S INSPIRATIONAL HAVING
SEEN THE IS TO COMING HERE FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE BIGGEST HAUL
YET.
THE SECTION DOUGH VOTED TO BIKES
AND ACTION FIGURES, IT'S VERY
NICE AND INSPIRATIONAL STORIES
WE HEAR ARE VERY MOVING.
YOU HELP, AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO PARTNERING
WITH 22 NEWS, WE HAVE A GIFT
FOR TOTS CAUSE.
THAT IS SO GENEROUS, TIM.
WHERE IT'S GOING, IT'S MAKING
SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY
LET'S CHECK IN WITH ASH,
LOBBY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE SEE THESE THOUSANDS OF TOYS
IN THE LOBBY, FILLING THE
STATION, REALLY, BUT WE WONDER
HOW DO THEY GET TO ALL THE
VALLEY?
THERE'S MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WILL DISTRIBUTE THESE IS TO, ONE
IS PROVIDENCE MINUTE TREES.
HERE.
WE SERVE THE POOR, FEED,
CLOTHE AND HOUSE ANYBODY IN
NEED.
WE DO MORE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
DURING CHRISTMAS TIME, WE HAVE A
CHILDREN'S GIFT GIVE AWAY.
THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'RE HERE
TODAY, BECAUSE WE ARE THE
PROGRAM.
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
IT'S WONDERFUL WHAT YOU DO.
YOU DO SO MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY
LOCATIONS.
IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT YOU'RE
HERE COLLECTING TOYS AND
DISTRIBUTING THEM.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
THE TOYS?
ANYBODY IN WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS THAT HAS A NEEDY
FAMILY TO BE ABLE TO COME.
IS THERE A DEADLINE?
WE'VE EXTENDED IT TO FRIDAY
OF THIS WEEK.
THEY CAN CONTACT MY OFFICE AND
GET THE INFORMATION AS TO HOW
THEY CAN FILL OUT THE FORM FOR
THEIR CHILDREN FOR THEIR WISHES.
HOW MANY REQUESTS ARE YOU
SEEING?
EVERY YEAR, WE INCREASE ABOUT
20 TO 40 FAMILIES MORE.
ABOUT 480 CHILDREN.
SO YOU'RE DEFINITELY SEEING
THE EFFECTS OF THE ECONOMY.
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S DEFINITELY MAKING IT
HARD FOR FAMILIES.
THIS IS REALLY, REALLY SUCH A
SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR.
YES, IT IS, YES.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU
BOTH, LADIES TO ACTUALLY COME IN
YOU?
THIS IS AMAZING.
OK?
WE'RE LUCKY, WE GET TO SEE THE
FACES OF THE PEOPLE WE GIVE THE
GIFTS TO.
IT'S HEART WARMING.
I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU.
WE REALLY GET EMOTIONAL THIS
TIME OF YEAR, THE WHOLE STAFF.
WE SEE THE SMILES ON THE FACTION
OF FAMILIES THAT WE'RE GIVING
THE TOYS OUT TO.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
THAT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR FROM
YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
YEAR ROUND, YOU'RE FEELING GOOD
AND GIVING BACK.
IT'S NICE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY
COMING TOGETHER.
WE CAN'T THANK THE PEOPLE
ENOUGH.
OF IT.
WE WILL BE BACK TO CONTINUE
OUR TOYS FOR TOTS EPISODE IN
JUST A BIT.
APPEAL."
LOBBY.
IT'S OUR SPECIAL TOYS FOR TOTS
EDITION OF "MASS APPEAL."
IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE SO FAR,
SEEING PEOPLE COMING TO THE DOOR
MINUTE AFTER MINUTE WITH TOYS TO
DONATE.
WE'VE HAD ORGANIZATIONS COME
THROUGH WITH TRUCKLOADS, WHEEL
BARREL'S FULL.
WE ARE JOINED WITH E.M.T.'S
FROM ALERT AMBULANCE.
WE STARTED COLLECTING TOYS
AREA.
LAST YEAR, WE STARTED, WE FILLED
ONE AMBULANCE FULL.
THIS YEAR, WE FILLED TWO, ON
FRIDAY WE CAME BY AND DROPPED
THEM OFF, WHIFF IS GREAT.
THE EMPLOYEES ALL KICK IN AND WE
HAVE THREE LOCATIONS HERE IN
WESTERN MASS.
THEN WE GO BACK TO THE COMPANY,
AND HE MATCHES WHAT WE HAVE FOR
FUNDS AND HOLLY GOES SHOPPING.
WHAT KIND OF THINGS HAVE YOU
BEEN SHOPPING FOR THIS YEAR?
ALL KINDS OF TOYS.
WE COLLECT ALL THE MONEY AND
EVERYTHING AND THEN WE GO TO
VARIOUS AGENCIES.
LAST YEAR, IT WAS A BIG HELP, WE
WENT TO HASBRO.
THIS YEAR, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO
GET THERE, BUT WENT TO LOCAL
AREAS AND BUSINESSES.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE YOU
PURCHASING THIS YEAR?
ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
WE TRY TO COVER ALL AGE GROUPS,
BUT WE DO A LOT OF TOY TRUCKS
AND DOLLS AND THINGS SMALL
CHILDREN WOULD LIKE.
WELL.
AS WELL.
HOLLY, WE ALL KNOW IT'S NICE
TO GO AND SHOP YOURSELF TO SPOIL
YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT
MUST BE A REALLY UNIQUE
EXPERIENCE TO GO SHOPPING SO
KIDS CAN WAKE UP AND HAVE FULL
ABSOLUTELY.
IN OUR LINE OF WORK, AS
WORST.
DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS HELPS
THE EMPLOYEES GAIN CONFIDENCE SO
THEY CAN DO SOMETHING FUN FOR A
CHANGE.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO
KIND OF HAVE EMPLOYEES ABOUT
THIS THAT ARE SO ANIMATE?
TO SEE THE COMPASSION THAT
THEY FEEL FOR THE FUNDS THAT THE
MARINES DO HERE FOR TOYS FOR
TOTS, TO SEE THEM STEP FORWARD
ON THEIR OWN TO DO THIS IS AN
INCREDIBLE FEELING ON BEHALF OF
THE COMPANY, WHICH IS WHY WE
STAND BEHIND THEM TO HELP MATCH
FORWARD.
TO SEE THEIR FACES LIGHT UP WHEN
THEY COME HERE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
AND DELIVER THEM, IT'S AN
INCREDIBLE FEELING INSIDE THE
FIELD THAT WE'RE GIVING TO
PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY NEED IT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
STOPPING BY TODAY.
RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE LOOKING AT
MORE TOYS COMING IN.
IT'S FROM TRIPLE-A, ANOTHER PUCK
LOAD OF TOYS COMING IN.
MASSACHUSETTS.
GENEROSITY.
IT'S AMAZING, ISN'T IT?
WHEN PEOPLE COME, THERE'S NO
ROOM.
THEY ARE ALL GETTING PICKED UP
REBBES.
IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THIS.
I CONSIDER MYSELF SO LUCKY TO
SEE THE GENEROSITY.
IT WARMS YOUR HEART WHETHER YOU
SEE ONE TOY OR SOMETHING AS
SIMPLE AS A CARD GAME.
IT'S THE STORIES, TOO.
THAT ROCKING CHAIR, HANDMAID BY
SOME GENTLEMAN.
HE MAKES THEM EVERY YEAR AND
BRINGS THEM DOWN TO THE DRIVE.
THE GENEROSITY IN WESTERN MASS
IS AMAZING.
TODAY IS AN AMAZING DAY FOR YOU
IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
IT'S AMAZING THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE THROUGH THE TOYS FOR
TOTS DRIVE.
YOU CAN COME DOWN UNTIL
7:00 P.M. TONIGHT.
TAKE EXIT THREE OFF OF 391,
WHERE IN CHICOPEE, TAKE A LEFT
AT THE RAMP AND GO SEE US AT THE
BIG BUILDING, SMILING FACES
INSIDE.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY.
DIFFERENCE.
YOU'D BE AMAZED HOW MUCH OF A