Trees for Toys 2009

This past Saturday, our office and company held our annual Trees for Toys open house.  This event has become an absolutely fantastic event for so many reasons. We get a chance to reconnect with our past clients, friends, and family; we share a little holiday spirit while enjoying some goodies; and we collect toys for Toys for Tots which benefit children, teens, and families in need.

So how does it work you might ask? Each agent in the office has the opportunity to purchase a tree or wreath for their past clients or anyone they would like. The agent then invites the client to pick up the tree or wreath and join us for a holiday open house complete with goodies, Santa, face painting, temporary tattoos, plus much more. We ask everyone to bring a toy to be donated to Toys for Tots if they are so inclined.








This year we were able to add a new element to our party which was the addition of two Marines who joined us on behalf of the Marine's Toys for Tots program.

 My wife Jessi took the photos of all of the kids who sat on Santa's lap including my troop.

She also got to snap a few photos of big kids as well.  My dad got in on the action on this one!

Our day was another huge success.  In the end we collected 252 toys between 10am-2pm this past Saturday. Santa even took a photo with our collection.

If you are in the Shakopee area next year on the first Saturday of December, please stop by and join us for the party. I would like to thank everyone who joined us this past Saturday for your generous toy donations.

Don't forget, we are collecting toys right up until December 20th so if you would like to donate, stop by my office anytime.  We are located at 8170 Old Carriage Court in Shakopee.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!