Toys For Tots Delivers More Than 10,000 Smiles
 Lourdes Bizarro - PVNN
January 15, 2010
| | On January 11th, over 10,000 toys were distributed to poor children around Puerto Vallarta and surrounding areas during the annual Three King's Day Toys For Tots distribution. | |
Puerto Vallarta - Thousands of smiles where distributed this past January 11th, as kids from underprivileged communities in and around Puerto Vallarta received toys for Three Kings Day.
Marriott Associates along with members from the Navy League and the community, enthusiastically met early in the morning at the parking lot of the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & SPA to load up their trucks with stuffed animals, basketballs, soccer balls, volleyballs, cars, and dolls, among other toys, and headed of to make the children of Puerto Vallarta happy.
Goodwill was in the air as the day began, a warm cup of cocoa and the traditional Rosca de Reyes that Marriott offered, set everyone in the right mood to deliver joy around Puerto Vallarta. Starting at 7 am, the trucks and vans began their caravans.
More than one hundred volunteers distributed toys along 10 different routes, extending from Cabo Corriente, El Tuito, Boca de Tomatlán, Mismaloya, Las Palmas del Progreso, El Progreso, 12 de Octubre, Los Volcanes, Las Mojoneras, Magisterio, Loma Bonita, Joyas del Pedregal, La Floresta, Brisas del Pacifico, Las Palmas, Soyatán, Tebelchia, across the Sierra Madres to San Sebastián, Mezcalitos, Laguna, Tondoroque, Higuera Blanca and on to Sayulita, Guamuchil, San Quintín, San Ignacio, La Peñita, El Colomo, La Ceiba, El Carrizo, Los Sauces and Aguamilpa.
Thanks to the great efforts and commitment of the community and institutions that sponsored the 11th Annual Golf Tournament and Gala Dinner, the necessary funds to buy more than 10,000 toys were raised. Sponsors included the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & SPA, Navy League A.C., Club de Golf Vista Vallarta, and Coldwell Banker, making it possible for this amazing altruistic event to happen.
 The CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort features 433 guest rooms, including 29 suites, each with a private balcony. Nestled between the majestic Sierra Madre Mountains and Mexico’s picturesque Bay of Banderas, the resort offers a variety of facilities for adults and children, including: 22,000-square-foot complete service Ohtli Spa (Puerto Vallarta’s largest resort spa); two lighted tennis courts; infinity oceanfront pool; various water sports and beach activities; multiple restaurants; and a Marriott Kids program. Guests can also enjoy nightly cigar rolling demonstrations in the resort’s lobby bar, stroll through the old town of Puerto Vallarta and enjoy the sights of colonial Mexico, view folkloric shows and historic Mexican landmarks, or experience jungle adventures.
Más de 10,000 Sonrisas Generadas con Toys For Tots 2010
Lourdes Bizarro - PVNN
Puerto Vallarta - CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & SPA, la Navy League y muchos patrocinadores y voluntarios más, están orgullosos y satisfechos de haber generado miles de sonrisas el pasado 11 de enero al ser distribuidos más 10,000 juguetes en las comunidades más pobres de Puerto Vallarta. Con la ya tradicional rosca de reyes ofrecida por el hotel Marriott para dar energía a los voluntarios que se dieron cita en el estacionamiento del Hotel desde muy temprano para iniciar con la distribución de juguetes y ver culminado el esfuerzo de meses atrás.
Desde las 7:00 am se fueron formando las caravanas, con más de 100 voluntarios distribuidos en 10 rutas que cubrieron de sonrisas desde Cabo Corriente, El Tuito, Boca de Tomatlán, Mismaloya, Las Palmas del Progreso, El Progreso, 12 de Octubre, Los Volcanes, Las Mojoneras, Magisterio, Loma Bonita, Joyas del Pedregal, La Floresta, Brisas del Pacifico, Las Palmas, Soyatán, Tebelchia, toda la sierra hasta San Sebastián, Real Alto Mezcalitos, Laguna, Tondoroque, Higuera Blanca hasta Sayulita, Guamuchil, San Quintín, San Ignacio, La Peñita, El Colomo, La Ceiba, El Carrizo, Los Sauces, Aguamilpa, entre otros.
Pelotas, muñecas, peluches, y carritos llenaron los vehículos gracias al esfuerzo y compromiso con la comunidad de instituciones que patrocinaron el 11° Torneo Anual de Golf y Cena Gala, tales como; CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & SPA, Navy League A.C., Club de Golf Vista Vallarta, y Coldwell Banker. |
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