Toys 'R' Us Helps Red Cross Aid Victims of Hurricane Charley

Toys 'R' Us Helps Red Cross Aid Victims of Hurricane Charley



WAYNE, N.J., Sept. 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On August 31, in the wake of
devastation caused by Hurricane Charley, Toys "R" Us donated and delivered two
full truck loads of baby supplies and toys carrying 629,376 diapers, 320
packages of baby wipes, 2,160 32 oz. containers of formula, 1,080 Fisher Price
play sets, and more than 15,000 plush toys to the Sarasota branch Red Cross's
warehouse.

"It has been very hard to see the damage that Hurricane Charley has caused to
the families that live in Charlotte County," said John Prawlocki, Toys "R" Us
Regional Vice President of the Southeast.  "We wanted to be able to help these
families, and especially their children, put a little joy back in to their
lives."

With the help of local volunteers, the Red Cross will distribute these toys and
supplies to children and families in western Florida.

Toys "R" Us is one of the leading specialty toy retailers in the world.
Currently it sells merchandise through more than 1,400 stores, including 684
toy stores in the U.S. and 585 international toy stores, including licensed and
franchise stores as well as through its Internet sites at
http://www.toysrus.com/, http://www.imaginarium.com/ and
http://www.sportsrus.com/.  Babies "R" Us is the largest baby product specialty
store chain in the world and a leader in the juvenile industry, and sells
merchandise through 200 stores in the U.S. as well as on the Internet at
http://www.babiesrus.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Toys "R" Us



CONTACT:  Nicole Patzer of Toys "R" Us, [phone],

 



Web site:  http://www.toysrus.com/ 

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