AMERKS, KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HOSTING COMMUNITY TOY DRIVE TO BENEFIT THE PIRATE TOY FUND
Dec 7, 2021The Rochester Americans announced today the team is partnering with Kinecta Federal Credit Union to host a Toy Drive to benefit the Pirate Toy Fund. The 2021-22 season marks the eighth straight year in which the Amerks have either hosted or participated in a Toy Drive in support of the Pirate Toy Fund.
The community-wide initiative will take place during each of Rochester’s next five home games in the month of December, beginning Wednesday, Dec. 8 against the Utica Comets and will continue through Wednesday, Dec. 29 when the Amerks host the Providence Bruins. All five games are set for 7:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena.
Fans are encouraged to donate new, unwrapped toys in the Pirate Toy Fund donation boxes in front of The Blue Cross Arena Box Office, located in the lower atrium, prior to each of the five games. Donation bins have been placed at all participating Kinecta Federal Credit Union locations (www.kinecta.org/locations) around the Greater Rochester Area.
All toys collected during the first week of the Toy Drive will be distributed to children at the annual Toy Giveaway, hosted by Monroe County, on Sunday, Dec. 12 at The Blue Cross Arena. The previous event, held in December of 2019, provided toys to more than 5,000 children across the Greater Rochester Area.
More information on the Toy Drive is available at https://www.kinecta.org/news/piratetoyfund.
About the Pirate Toy Fund
The Pirate Toy Fund is the only nonprofit organization in the country dedicated to distributing new toys year-round to children-in-need throughout the Greater Rochester region. Founded by local children's entertainer, Gary The Happy Pirate, the Pirate Toy Fund has distributed over 250,000 toys since 1995 and continues to actively pursue new avenues to expand our mission.
About Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Kinecta Federal Credit Union is the country's 35th largest credit union, with assets of $6.5 billion and over 270,000 member-owners. Our 800+ employees serve members from 32 branches, a variety of specialty offices, and highly responsive call centers on both coasts. Banking the Southern California area for more than 80 years, with recent expansion to Northern California, New York, and New Jersey, Kinecta offers its members a full range of financial products through the Credit Union and its subsidiaries, Kinecta Wealth Management and Kinecta Insurance Services. Daily Breeze readers have named Kinecta a top South Bay credit union for the past 10 years, and Kinecta was voted Easy Reader's 2020 "Best of the Beach" Credit Union.