BlackNLA.com Looking For Business and Community Participation for its 2007 Toy Drive Benefiting At-Risk-Children
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 17, 2007 -- BlackNLA.com is gearing up for its 4th Annual Toy Drive. Drew Child Development Corporation, Girls and Boys Town of Southern California and Urban Compass are the organizations selected to receive the donations from the Toy Drive. These groups were selected because of their noteworthy track records of service and support to local, underprivileged and at-risk youth.
To maximize the reach of potential donations, BlackNLA.com is seeking participation of businesses and employees of companies to organize their staff, fellow co-workers, client bases and the surrounding areas to participate in the Toy Drive through becoming a toy-drop location. Those businesses participating as drop-off locations will be listed on our toy drive page and included in an e-mail to be distributed to over 25,000 Los Angeles area companies and professionals.
Those interested in participating in this year's Toy Drive should contact BlackNLA.com by phone at (323) 954-8988 or email toydrive(at)blacknla.com.
Drew Child Development Corporation (Drew CDC), a private, non-profit organization located in South Central Los Angeles, is dedicated to the education, early intervention and the social well being of at-risk children, youth and their families in the metropolitan Los Angeles, area.
Additional information is available at www.drewcdc.org.
Girls and Boys Town of Southern California's two Emergency Shelters and Assessment Centers provide a safe place for children to stay to assist in meeting their urgent needs. While a safe, permanent solution is being sought for these kids in crisis, they can find a safe haven at Girls and Boys Town's Emergency Shelter and Assessment Centers. These centers provide programs for youth ages eleven to seventeen in crisis, for example; runaways, homeless, court-placed or abused children.
Additional information is available at www.girlsandboystown.org/southerncalifornia.
Urban Compass provides a safe, welcoming and innovative environment that challenges our youth to envision and navigate a course for a rewarding future through education, mentoring and play through a focus on achievement, independent thought and social responsibility.
Additional information is available at www.urbancompass.org.
Launched in March 2000, BlackNLA.com serves as a community resource center for African-Americans living, working and traveling to the Los Angeles area. Visitors to the site can get information that pertains to their interests and lifestyles, share information and network. BlackNLA.com provides an online directory of information on businesses, restaurants, local organizations, healthcare professionals, music, travel opportunities, upcoming events and much more.
Additional information is available at www.BlackNLA.com.
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