Riley and the rest of the team at RTF - thank you!
Our 1st Annual Riley’s Toys Gold Tournament was a complete success this year! So great, in fact, we will be hosting another next year. Look out for “Save the Date” cards early fall!
A big “thank you” to our sponsors, and to those who have already signed on with us again for next year! We are very excited.
The tournament began 1pm Friday, June 10th at Silver Spring Golf Course. It was a gorgeous day, and Riley had a blast with all who were in attendance.
After all the foursomes, donations for games, raffles, 50/50, we raised enough to donate over 1,000 toys. Thanks again for contributing to our cause!
The Cause Marches On!
We hope you’ll help continue to help us provide toys to children who need them. As the 2011 Summer Toy-Drive rolls on, we know you’ll give to help restore smiles, laughter, and hope for orphan and refugee children.
Thank you … and thank you. By making a donation to Riley’s Toys Foundation you’re giving children in need more support and assurance that they won’t face genocide, AIDS epidemic, fatherless and other harsh realities of life alone. Our children, the world’s children, deserve it.
The teams line-up! There were more than 40 players in attendance.
Riley took a minute away from putting practice for a quick snap-shot.
After 18 holes players had a nice meal, and Riley counted raffle tickets.
Steak dinners served up by the excellent chefs at Silver Spring Golf Course. Yum!
All in all - it was a hit! Riley congratulates a raffle winner with a hi-five.
On Thursday, May 26nd, 2011 Riley met with representatives from Hasbro, Inc. to accept the Community Action Hero Award at the 10th Annual Art of Giving Benefit. The award is an honor and recognition for the work of Riley’s Toys Foundation.
Over the past two years Riley along with the tireless help of her mother and father, her family, and supporting local and far-reaching communities have stepped up to provide toys and funding for children throughout Africa. The result has meant that Riley’s Toys Foundation has sent more than 18K toys to refugee and orphan children in Lethoso, Zimbabewe, and throughout Africa.
Riley wasn’t alone in receiving honors, other child leaders were also present as ceremony hosts Hasbro, Inc. along with event partners GenerationOn combined to showcase and honor 6 children from across the country.
In a press release submitted to PR Newswire Executive Director of GenerationOn, a subsidiary of Points of Light, Christopher Caruso said, … “It is our hope that the Hasbro Community Action Hero Award winners inspire other kids around the world to discover their own passion for service and realize that not only can they be part of the solution to the problems that face their communities, but that in fact they can lead the charge for positive change.”
Here’s to both young and old leading the way for positive change in within and beyond our own communities!
Learn more about how you can help Riley’s Toys Foundation by creating a drop-off center in your neighborhood or by making donation to allow us to send more toys to more children.
We are proud to announce that Riley Hebbard has been awarded the 2011 Hasbro Community Action Hero award and received the honor at the 10th annual Art of Giving Gala in NYC. Hasbro, Inc. along with partnering organizations GenerationOn and Points of Light joined together to honor Riley, along with five other exceptional child philanthropists and community-minded social entrepreneurs from across the country. According to the release…
Each of the Hasbro Community Action Hero Award-winners exemplifies Hasbro’s commitment to the transformative power of service and embodies generationOn’s mission to inspire, equip, and mobilize youth to take action that changes the world and themselves through service.
Riley Hebbard Is Honored with Hasbro Community Action Hero Award
The awards were distributed last night (May 26th) at the 10th Annual Art of Giving Gala in New York City, New York. And, as you can see from photos below, the gala featured dignitaries from the film, news, as well as philanthropic industries including Sigourney Weaver, Spike Lee, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Riley was honored with a BubbleBee Transformer Award to signify the transformative power of community action.
GenerationOn’s Hasbro Community Action Hero Awards recognize outstanding young people who demonstrate an active history of community service, creative problem-solving skills, peer leadership and a commitment to making a positive difference in their communities.
Riley’s Toys Foundation is continuing our mission to send one toy to every needy, orphaned and refugee child in Africa. And, we’re hoping you will help.
Our 1st Annual Golf Tournament is approaching, and spirits are high that the results of it will help positively impact the lives of children in Africa. The tournament begins 1pm Friday, June 10th at Silver Spring Golf Course. Whether it be to play, or to sponsor, you can contribute to the cause.
Here’s how you can help!
To play, a team of 4 can register for $260, or $65 as an individual golfer. To sponsor, there are many options! Depending on the package, we offer logos on marketing material, and on banners at the event, promotion to our more than 900 Fans on Facebook and all websites, as well as players in the tournament.
Mechanicsburg, PA Riley Hebbard, 7-year-old founder of Riley’s Toys Foundation, was named the 2010 Service To Mankind award winner by Hearts~n~Hands Sertoma club.
The award recognizes Riley’s efforts to collect and distribute toys to the needy, orphaned, and refugee children in Africa. To date she has shipped more than 18,000 toys overseas. Domestically, she has donated more than 10,000 toys to area charities.
Riley’s Toys Foundation is founded on an idea from then 4-year-old Riley Hebbard. In February 2009 she watched a news show that featured children in an African school that had no toys. Riley could not believe that these children had only ‘sticks and dirt’ to play with and decided to send her toys to them. She enlisted her preschool friends to do the same thing. She and her parents then added numerous collection sites at businesses they visit regularly in central PA.
Sertoma stands for SERvice TO MAnkind. That is what the Hearts~n~Hands Sertoma club believes Riley Hebbard is providing through her foundation. This award is given out annually to a non-Sertoman who is providing service to their community, whether local, national, or global. Bea Gabany, president of Hearts~n~Hands Sertoma club said “Riley’s idea and the effort she puts into it are an example for people of all ages. At a very young age she realized the need for people to help one another. She embodies Service To Mankind, even at 7 years old.”
The award was presented to Riley at the Hearts~n~Hands 6th Birthday dinner held at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Mechanicsburg. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Riley’s Toys Foundation, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, PA, was started by an idea from then 4-year-old Riley Hebbard. After watching a news story about a Darfur Refugee camp, she decided to collect toys to send to the children in Africa. The organization is now a non-profit corporation with a mission to collect toys and donations for needy children around the world. For more information, please visit www.RileysToys.org or call 717-319-0559.
The Hearts~n~Hands Sertoma club provides neighborly services to patients and families facing a life-threatening diagnosis. All services are provided at no charge to the patient, as the club is 100% donation funded. For more information on the club please contact them at 717-918-4790.
