Houston’s participates in the 2017 Fox 12 Les Schwab Tire Center Toy drive to deliver joy to local children

Houston’s Wilsonville employees participated in the Fox 12 and Les Schwab Tire Centers Toy Drive for the second consecutive year. The goal of the toy drive is to help children and families in our local area with the donation of new, unwrapped toys. All of the donation were distributed to families in need through local non-profit organizations.

“Through the generosity of our employees, we were able to deliver more than 50 toys to our local Wilsonville Les Schwab Tire Center,” says Annette Kramer, Admin Manager. Everything from games and sports equipment for older kids, to cars and stuffed animals for the younger children were left under our lobby Christmas tree to be delivered to boys and girls in our local area in time for Christm

as.

Fox 12 and Les Schwab Tire Centers partnered for the first time back in 2012 as each company was celebrating it’s 60th anniversary. Every year since, the companies have partnered to collect thousands of toys and fill the Fox 12 news studio to the brim.

Houston’s is honored to be a contributor to our local community in this capacity and bring smiles to children and their families during the holiday season, and we’re looking forward to contributing for many years to come.

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Guest Writers: Annette Kramer and Jenny Johnston

We’ve embarked on what we hope is the beginning of a new holiday tradition here at Houston’s. This year, we wanted to find a fun and worthwhile way to give back to our local community during this time of giving. We chose to participate in the Les Schwab Toy Drive due to the fact that Les Schwab Tires is a well known Pacific-Northwest company that has been sponsoring this event for many years and it supports kids, teens, and families in the local community that we call home.

We are fortunate to be able to participate in this effort with thanks to our extremely generous employees who gave willingly. We as a company donated hundreds of dollars worth of gifts for all ages: coloring books, Hot Wheels, action figures, games, stuffed animals, dolls, sports equipment, and craft sets.

On Monday, December 12^th, Annette Kramer and Jenny Johnston loaded up all of the unwrapped gifts that had been left under the lobby Christmas tree, and delivered them to the local Wilsonville Les Schwab. The Les Schwab staff was thrilled and very thankful for all of the donations. It’s such a great feeling to be able to make a difference in the lives of children and families that otherwise may not have had a Christmas this year.

Thank you, to all of our generous employees who contributed, and we look forward to carrying on this Christmas tradition for many years to come.

View the local news footage of the culmination of the Les Schwab Toy Drive here.

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