(THE DALLES, Ore. – December 17, 2019) -- The office of Mid-Columbia Health Foundation
recently resembled Santa’s Workshop after 600 toys were donated
and delivered by staff members of Dynalectric and some of their business
partners. The toys were for the Festival of Trees Toy Drive.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many toys outside of
a toy store,” said Cynthia Kortge, event coordinator for the Mid-Columbia
Health Foundation.
“Thanks to the generous team at Dynalectic, and our many other donors,
children throughout the entire region will enjoy some great Christmas
presents this year.”
This is the second year in a row that the Mid-Columbia Health Foundation
has incorporated a toy drive into their Festival of Trees fundraising
event. The toy drive, which is sponsored by Cascade Sotheby’s International
Realty, benefits local children and teens through Columbia Gorge CASA,
a non-profit organization serving children in foster care.
According to Kyle Lyman of the Dynalectric field leadership team, they
have been collecting toys all year long. “Our company has several
sites in the northwest and had a goal of collecting a total of 750 toys,”
he said. “But we wanted to do more, so we set a goal of 800 toys
at just our site in The Dalles.” Not only did they meet their goal,
they far exceeded it collecting more than 2,800 toys, some of which were
donated to other organizations.
Along with Dynalectric’s generous donation, there were many other
business and individuals that supported the toy drive this year, including
Hydro Extrusion North America. Terri Methvin, HR Coordinator at Hydro
was excited about participating this year. “I loved shopping for
gifts for the Festival of Trees Toy Drive, Terrie said. “Our team
had a lot of fun participating in this event!”
“We’re so thankful to everyone who donated to the Festival
of Trees Toy Drive,” said Kortge. “Each and every gift is
a heartwarming reminder of the amazing community we live in.”
For more information, or to make a donation to the Mid-Columbia Health
Foundation, please call 541-296-7275,
mchf@mcmc.net or visit online at
www.mcmc.net/give.