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Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ
Special Toys For Special Kids

If I can help some child along the way, let it be that Special Child with that Special Smile.
 
The Toy distribution program for 2008 was held Wednesday, December 17, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 8: pm at Lawson State Community College, A.G. Gaston auditorium. The adopted schools providing wish list were Jefferson County's Burkett Center, Birmingham Board of Education: Avondale Elementary, Epic grades 1 and 2, Wright Elementary, Hill Elementary & AG Gaston Middle, and Fairfield School System. Introducing for the 2009 gift distribution, the Bessemer School System.
 
Nominated for the "2006 Partner of the Year Award"
(Partners In Education (PIE) program from the Birmingham Board of Education. (PIE)

Thank you letter from Fairfield Board of Education

Thank you Letter B'ham Board 2008

Thank you message from the Birmingham Board of Education 2007

Checking the list /Birmingham News- Faces 1/2/09
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Gift distribution 12/17/2008

September 2009- November 2009 Volunteer labor at Alabama's Home Games- Visit us at Booth 109..  Roll Tide..
 
October 2009 the Schools are working on their "Wish List"
 
April 18, 09 - Volunteers work the A-Game
 
Nov 29, 08- Other members and friends will once again volunteer at the scheduled working event at the Alabama Game in Tuscaloosa Alabama.
 
Nov 18, 08 -Thank you City of Birmingham for your committment of funds for 2008
 
Nov 15, 08- Other members and friends once again volunteered at the scheduled working event at the Alabama Game in Tuscaloosa Alabama. "The hardest job you will ever love..   We are all working for a great cause". Roll Tide Roll....
 
Nov 1, 08- Other members and friends once again volunteered at the scheduled working event at the Alabama Game in Tuscaloosa Alabama. "We are all working for a great cause". Roll Tide Roll....

Oct 18, 08 -Other members and friends volunteered at a scheduled working event at the Alabama Game in Tuscaloosa Alabama. "We are all working for a great cause".
 
Sept 12-13  The Birmingham Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers presented  Special Toys for Special Kids ministry with a check at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama. The crowd responded with a standing ovation after the speach given by Special Toys Founder, Delbert Blackburn.  Thank you Buffalo Soldiers!!
 
Other members and friends volunteered at their second scheduled working event at the Alabama Game in Tuscaloosa Alabama. "We are all working for a great cause".
 
2/18/2008 --The Birmingham Chapter of Buffalo Soldiers & Troopers Motorcycle Clubs has pledged support for the “Special Toys For Special Kids” initiative.       “WE CAN WE WILL”,  Walter “Sir Walt” Williams Jr. President, Birmingham Chapter

  This year (2007) we partnered with the following Birmingham City and Jefferson County Schools. Epic, Wenonah, Hill, A G GAston, and Jones Valley Elementary Schools and The Jefferson County Burkett Center. 
 
December 14, 2007 -   The Benefit Concert by the Birmingham Sunlights for the Special Toys for Special Kids Campaign was a great success. Their harmonistic version of Bing Crosby's "The Littlest Angel" rendered all sweet memories of love and understanding.   A very special thank you to Crumley Chapel's Elementary School choir for their rendition of "You are our heroes"  

                 Toys, Toys, Toys, the most Special Toys of all…. 

 

 
Thursday, September 7, 2007, Special Toys for Special Kids added Fairfield Board of Education as partners. They will join the partners of Birmingham Board of Education, Wenonah Elementary School, and Jefferson County's Burkett Center.  Together we can make a difference in the lives of very special kids and very very Special Educators.
 
Thursday, August 9, 2007, 7:45am, members of the Special Toys for Special Kids Board and Educators from the Burkett center, began the school year with a prayer.
 
The excitement is heart moving and loving. 
 
In 2006 JACOC's Special Toys for Special Kids added the Special Education Classes at the Burkett Center in Jefferson County.  They were added to the 2005 adoption of Wenonah Elementary's Special Education Class.  It is our hope that 2007 will allow our efforts the ability to adopt more.  
 

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A special thank you to our supporters:
City of Birmingham
Birmingham City Council
Nucor Steel
Linda Coleman
Buffalo Soldiers
Birmingham Individual Firefighters
Personal Financial Partner
Curves
O'Charleys
Minor Cafe
Ratliff & Associates
TransAmerica Printing
S&I Plumbing
Acoff Construction
JTyran Salon
&
Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ
 

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Please designate your donation to:Special Toys for Special Kids.

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EXCITEMENT IN A SPECIAL WAY.
Tears of Joy and Smiles of Delight. 


For more information on this and other outreach efforts.

 

But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.   Philippians 4:19

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