CTV and Move100 kickoff this year’s Toy Mountain campaign

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CTV and Move 100 Toy Mountain Campaign kicks-off

CTV and Move100 kicked off Ottawa’s annual Toy Mountain in partnership with the Salvation Army on Thursday at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre.

Each year Toy Mountain provides over 23,000 children with toys, and the aim is to leave no child without a gift to open on Christmas morning.

The Salvation Army’s Glenn van Gulik spoke with CTV News at this year’s Toy Mountain kickoff event to discuss the impact of the annual toy drive.

“When we see families coming in and they’ve got the weight of the world on their shoulders, trying to figure out how they’re going to make this happen, and they realize there’s some hope,” van Gulik said.

Van Gulik says there are close to 100 locations where people can drop off unwrapped gifts this year, including popular shopping centres, fire stations, Davidson Hearing Aid Centres, and popular retailers like Best Buy and Walmart.

This year, there is a particular need for toys for children aged zero to three, as well as 10 to 12.

For many, the annual campaign serves as a jumping off point to access other needed services, van Gulik says.

“It’s a relief for them, but it also opens up the door to other conversations, what else are they struggling with?” van Gulik said. “That’s the joy that we find in it, making sure that we’re helping families.”

For more information on how to donate or get involved in this year’s Toy Mountain campaign, and for a full list of donation sites, visit: https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/toy-mountain/

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