Toy Packing and Distribution Day was the big event for Dec 4, 2021. This year, it was held in the basement of the annex to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church at 910 Wood Ave in Rapid City starting at 8 am going thru noon. Over 32 members and friends of the Rapid City Woodworkers Association (RCWA) attended this event.
Notes from Packing and Distribution Day
8 am: Started set up of all toys at TOY STATIONS, moving from the Storeroom. This year we weren't dependent on weather for moving toys from the Black Hawk storage area to a Toy Distribution area, as we are now in one central location in the basement of the annex to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. The job was much simpler this year.
8:45 am: Photo Shoot of "one of each toy" before toy picking began.
9 am: Started toy picks (#1 thru #29) in pre-planned order, designed to alleviate bottlenecks and facilitate smooth packing/shipping area traffic flow.
Special expediters/assistants were stationed at Toys 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, and 20. These toys required an educated mixing of toys as there were multiple types of toys in a single category. Jerry prepped each cart with empty boxes to keep the carts moving.
10:45 am: Finished filling toy pick lists for 29 locations/organizations.
11:30 am: Finished loading all boxes of toys to appropriate vehicles for delivery.
Details of Toy Deliveries
Toys for Youth Groups in Irwin, PA were loaded into Jerry's vehicle by 10 am.
Toys (Love Bugs) for the Black Hills Chaplains Association were loaded into Jim Brown's truck next.
Toys for YFS were packed and staged in the south classroom before loading into vehicles for delivery to the Plaza Drive YFS facility. Toys were delivered by Ken, Al, Cori, and Rick.
Al O. loaded toys into his vehicle to deliver to the The Hope Center on Monday.
Toys were loaded directly into Gary Graves' shiny red truck, which will be leaving for Sioux Falls / Beatrice, NE at 11:30 am.
Ed Pike picked up toys for Cornerstone Apartments.
Crystal Lind (Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte) arrived at 11:30 am. Toys were loaded into her vehicle for the trip back to Eagle Butte.
Cheyenne River Youth Project story
We loaded YFS toys into Ken's truck and Cori's vehicle by 11:30 am. They met Susan Jorgenson at YFS - Plaza Drive, and unloaded their toys at the lobby of YFS at 11:45 am. There will be no in-person deliveries to YFS this year. Teachers will pick up their toys from the lobby on Monday. Click here for a photos by YFS about the Toy Delivery to YFS.
Bob, Grant and Jerry dropped off toys at the Shop at the Club for Boys at 12:00 noon.
We loaded toys into Rick's truck for EAFB Airmen and Family Readiness Center, EAFB Youth Programs and WAVI. Rick will deliver on Monday.
Tony loaded toys into his vehicle for delivery to the SD National Guard by 11 am.
Toys to be delivered by Frank were loaded into Bob's vehicle for pickup next week. This included toys for the BH Pregnancy Center, and Foster Parent Association of the Northern Hills. We also loaded toys for Kinship Ministries into Bob's vehicle.
Toys for a mid-year delivery to WAVI in June 2022 will be stored in the WOOD Shop.
Toys for Our Redeemer Lutheran Church programs are ready in the WOOD Shop.
Approximately 2900 toys were packaged and distributed today to 29 locations / organizations.
Youth & Family Services
Dec 10, 2021
This past week we were able to distribute several hundred beautiful, handmade wooden toys to children enrolled in several of our programs thanks to the Rapid City Woodworkers! We are so thankful for these toys each year, and absolutely LOVE watching the kids play.
Also, thanks to the Boys Scout Council for allowing us to borrow a car track so the kiddos could really watch their race cars go!
For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.
