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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:34 AM
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Our toy drive brought in $5400 this year!

We filled nine Scions with about 30 shopping carts full of toys. That is exactly 1408 toys purchased, worth $6000. We got a 10% discount which brought us down to our donated total. It took over an hour to buy all of the toys!

Here is video footage of some of the toys as we are buying them:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...13352275&hl=en

And here are photos of the event from beginning to end:
https://www.scionlife.com/gallery/ev...nd_or-12122006

It feels really good to make this happen, next year will be even bigger!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:38 AM
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how many registers were you filling up?

great job guys!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:41 AM
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They dedicated two registers just for our event, but even then we had a line! A dozen carts all at the same time and we thought we might have grabbed too many toys, but when they finished ringing it all up we had barely crossed the halfway point! We all had to run back and fill up more carts!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:45 AM
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that's awesome, love the last part of the vid focused on the tC toy.

glad my donation is helping kids out.
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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This is simply amazing, It is good to know that many children will have something to enjoy and appreciate this Christmas because of the good hearts of many Scion owners. Way to go guys.
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:39 AM
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money well spent,

man ive been looking for the axis tC toy everywhere
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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^^^Good to know they found it and its going to such an awesome cause huh?

ScionLife, you ROCK!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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Thank's to Darren,Troy, Fred Meyers, and all who donated. This was fun for my family and I. My son enjoyed picking out toy's for other kids for the Santa Lights. That's what he calls Christmas.
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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Good job everybody!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Looked like fun! I want the Dropstars xBs and tCs REALLY BAD!! They don't sell them down here anymore I think.
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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man, goin on a $5400 shopping spree for toys, that must feel awesome!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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to all of us
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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NICEEE!. just saw that they gave scions to the lil kiddies. yaaay!
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Originally Posted by kanundrum
NICEEE!. just saw that they gave scions to the lil kiddies. yaaay!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
Originally Posted by kanundrum
NICEEE!. just saw that they gave scions to the lil kiddies. yaaay!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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Definately a fun time. Makes me feel really good that some many kids will get toys that might not have.

Thanks Darrin for the opportunity to help!
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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Did anyone take pics of the pile of toys 6 grand can buy?
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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That is awesome!!!!
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good job
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I am glad to be a part of this!



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