Amid challenging times, patients, employees and partners dig deep to give back
- More than 2,500 toys collected during December drive
- Fisher-Price, Buffalo Fire Department generously assist in efforts
- Gifts presented to more than a dozen area community centers, agencies
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sparking joy, hope and smiles, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center just wrapped up its inaugural Community Holiday Toy Drive, collecting 2,500-plus toys for children across Buffalo and Western New York.
Throughout December, patients, families and hospital staff filled donation bins on campus. Fisher-Price donated more than 200 boxes of toys, and the Buffalo Fire Department eagerly joined in on the effort to ensure families would have a happy holiday season.
The gifts were distributed to more than a dozen community centers and groups in the Buffalo area. The Roswell Park team also presented donated toys to local government and law-enforcement agencies in support of broader initiatives to share holiday gifts for children throughout both urban and rural communities.
“We all know that 2020 has been a year of great pain, loss and uncertainty,” said Candace S. Johnson, PhD, President & CEO of Roswell Park. “How powerful it is to meet those destructive forces with generosity, support and love for one another as we close out this year and greet a new one with hope and positivity.”
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is a community united by the drive to eliminate cancer’s grip on humanity by unlocking its secrets through personalized approaches and unleashing the healing power of hope. Founded by Dr. Roswell Park in 1898, it is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York. Learn more at www.roswellpark.org, or contact us at 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or ASKRoswell@RoswellPark.org.
Rebecca Vogt, Media Relations Specialist
716-845-4919; rebecca.vogt@roswellpark.org