TX State Guard - Toy Collection

John joined the Texas State Guard in 2010 and last year and this year he has actively participated in collecting toys around Christmas for their Young Heroes of the Guard program. This program provides toys (generally stuffed animals) to children in hospitals.

To get toys, John offered anyone playing in Drop N Aces bonus chips if they brought in a toy. The response was overwhelming! John's goal was 400. We collected 755!!! Have I ever mentioned how awesome our DNA players are?! Because our van was broken down and we didn't have a way to transport the toys to Austin (where John is stationed), Don Sears, one of our DNA players, offered to drive John down there. They headed out around 6 a.m. to make the trip.

I'm sure that CVS next to Irving El Chico loved us because every Sunday, you would see a small parade of players headed over to CVS to pick up a toy to get bonus chips!