For the fourth year in a row, the employees of Dallas-base Integrity, one of the country’s leading independent distributors of life, health and wealth products, have supported the “Integrity Gives Back” Toy Drive to replenish the stuffed animals, toys, games and books that are given to children who are patients at Children’s Health in Dallas and Plano. This year, the company invited the public to join the toy drive and for every single toy donated, Integrity donors matched the donation with two additional toys for a donation of over 25,000 stuffed animals, toys, games and books!
The ‘Integrity Gives Back’ Toy Drive is an effort that was founded with deep personal meaning to me and my family,” shared Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrity. “A few years ago, while my son was receiving treatment at Children’s Health, I was able to witness the transformative power a simple gifted toy had on improving his morale — bringing him an unexpected moment of joy! After this experience, my son came up with the idea to collect more toys for other patients and I saw the potential for engaging our Integrity family and truly put into action our core value of Service. For the fourth year in a row, I asked our company team members if they’d like to support this cause, and it was a resounding yes. This year, we are honored to invite our broader community to join us in making an even greater impact. I hope this toy donation gives a bright spot of hope and happiness this holiday season to thousands of children and their families across the country.”
In 2021, the initiative’s original goal was to collect a few hundred toys for pediatric patients at Children’s Health. Due to the passionate efforts of Integrity’s Dallas-based employees, the toys and stuffed animals donated totaled more than 3,000 that first year. Integrity employees had such a heartwarming experience that the decision was made to expand efforts to its business units and employees nationwide with employees across the partner offices collecting over 16,000 toys in 2022 and over 26,000 toys in 2023. This year, the ‘Integrity Gives Back’ Toy Drive is donating over 30,000 toys to Children’s Health and other organizations throughout the country to help children and their families have greater hope and bring them a treasured moment of joy during treatment or hospital stays. Over the last four years, they have donated a total of 75,000 toys across the nation, with 59,000 of those gifted locally to Children’s Health.
Toys given to patients at Children’s Health help improve the patient experience. Pediatric patients are given a toy or stuffed animal for a variety of reasons, including celebrating treatment milestones, birthdays or to lift them up during their stay in the hospital. Donating these items to Children’s Health helps them comfort and celebrate their patients.
“Oftentimes, it is small and simple acts of kindness that can have the greatest impact,” explained Mary Elyse Farah, President of the Integrity Foundation. “With the ‘Integrity Gives Back’ Toy Drive, our team has rallied around the opportunity to make a big difference through small collective donations. By coming together, aligned in purpose, we are able to significantly impact the lives of thousands of children. We are so grateful for gifts of all sizes, from packs of stickers to Lego sets. A wide variety of donations allow hospitals to impact the lives of so many more patients in the diverse support needs they have, from validating bravery during a shot to alleviating boredom during long hospital stays.”
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