Play it Forward Pittsburgh is something very special in the Western Pennsylvania region. The one-of-a-kind gently used toy drive collects tens of thousands of toys from hundreds of local Pittsburghers and then gives them away to families in need. Unlike other area toy drives, they collect gently used toys, the ones that kids have grown out of, but still have plenty of life left in them. Families were encouraged to volunteer and encourage their kids to give their toys to other local kids.
Hundreds of volunteers and thousands upon thousands of toys were given. Started by two working moms just a few years ago, Play it Forward has grown from a few thousand square feet school cafeteria in Braddock Hills to a 45,000 square feet pop-up storefront in the Century III mall.
Dozens of area businesses and groups were engaged, from a tattoo shop in Cranberry to a furniture store in Washington, Pa., to collect toys and then organize them all. Anyone in need was invited to give an old toy a new home.
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