Fine, I'll just take my stuffed animals and...something...

[Mr Hero]

...ones with custom modifications...

Or even worse.

[PepperElf]

I suggest the Salvation Army. Those stuffed animals could make several little kids' Christmases. Trust me.

Also Toys for Tots, if they'll take them. For the same reason of course.


You also might want to look around the community to see if any groups are doing their own charities. I've gotten involved with a new roller derby team for example; many of their events are teamed with things like Operation Wounded Soldier, or other charities.

There may be other similar groups in your area.

[LillFilly]

I remember hearing about how a lot of children's waiting areas had gotten rid of any plush toys because they were hard to clean and could harbor germs too well.

My mom asks me to make her funny hats and stuff to give to the kids at the Ronald McDonald Room where she volunteers; makes the kids' day, and is OK as long as the parents are cool with it. I'm obsessed with 'Angry Birds' and those claw games where you have to grab a toy, and I try to win as many angry birds as I can, but then I end-up with dozens and give them to mom for the kids!

[Merriweather]

Also Toys for Tots, if they'll take them. For the same reason of course.

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Toys for Tots definitely only takes new toys.

[Sapphire Silk]

Really? In 2 months, things have really changed that much? I don't know if I should call the first woman to still try to give them or just take them to Goodwill. Part of me wants to e-mail someone higher up just to confirm policy, but I'm afraid I'll get nice woman in trouble if she wasn't supposed to take them.

Try your local ER. A couple I used to work with would do toy drives to keep toys handy for kids in the ER.

...ones with custom modifications...

Well, sparky won't make 'em so the pervs have got to do something!

[Primer]

(I also tried to give some of our old blankets to the humane society, and they were overstocked and didn't need any more!)

Try your local veterinarian or emergency vet clinic. When I worked as a vet tech, we ALWAYS needed more blankets, towels, and newspapers! and digital thermometers, and laundry detergent, and paper towels, and....well, just go ask what they might need!

[Cooper]

Yeah, when I got into my car accident (what a tale, really), I was offered a teddy bear. I was all "F*@$ that" mostly because I hated the neckbrace that much. They'd actually found the bones that were broken when they picked me up to put me on the stretcher, cause they grabbed my right arm (clavicle was fractured) and left leg (tibia and fibula broken). But I can't blame them. They didn't know. It was just bad luck.

But yes, I was not in the mood to take the bear. They left it with me and I appreciated it more after I was patched up and on painkillers. XD (I was around 11.)