Cole's Closet Archive News Page 6/30/06 - Our Funfair was a success. 4/30/06 - This month we opened our sixth closet at Georgetown University Hospital Center. 12/14/05 - Our Holiday Celebration was a big success - and LOTS of fun. We raised over $18,000 and collected over 2,000 toys to distrubute to our five hospitals. 10/31/05 - This month we opened our fifth closet at Inova Loudoun Hospital. 7/1/05- Our Funfair was quite a success. We collected over 200 new toys that will be delivered to our four Cole's Closets. Thanks to all those who volunteered their time and to all those who donated money and items. Thanks to all those who came out and had a good time!! 5/1/05- Our Spring Yard Sale was quite a success!! A big thanks to Dominion for allowing us to use their parking lot for the sale. And a big thanks to all the Dominion employees who helped out before and during the sale; to everyone else who helped out; and to all of those who showed up to shop!! We couldn't have done it without all of you!! 4/25/05 Tomczyk Family wins Community Volunteer Award 4/30/05 - Announcement - Cole's Closet Annual Yard Sale Saturday, April 30, 2005 from 8 AM - 2 p.m. in the Dominion Virginia Power parking lot 907 West Glebe Road, Alexandria. 3/29/05 - Cole’s Closet has pledged $10,000 towards the renovation of Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. Along with some reconstruction, the 10 year old facility will be getting a facelift. The new “look” will be more child-friendly. Because of this donation, Cole’s Closet has been given the privilege of dedicating a room to someone special. We have chosen to dedicate room 544 to Cole Tomczyk. The Tomczyk’s spent many days and nights in that room with Cole. They are extremely honored to be able to dedicate the room to their precious son. They hope the new look will make hospital stays just a little easier for patients and their families. We believe that through Cole’s Closet and this room Cole is continuing to touch many lives. 3/29/05 - Cole's Closet received a warm appreciation reception at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children on March 29, 2005 for the many ways it has supported families with children who are hospitalized. More than 6,000 toys have been donated to the hospital, a new family outreach program was inaugurated this year to help families who are in the hospital for 4 weeks or more and Cole's Closet recently made a $10,000 pledge to help renovate the Children's wing and make it more "kid-friendly". 1/05 - This month we opened our fourth closet at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. 11/11/04 - Announcement - Cole's Closet's 6th Annual Holiday Celebration will be Monday, December 13, 2004 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hilton in Springfield. We will be holding our annual silent auction to help raise funds for our Family Outreach Program and for our Hospital Donation Program; as well as collecting new unwrapped toys to help fill our "closets" at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital and Virginia Hospital Center. Come enjoy the evening with us by taking part in the auction, bringing a new unwrapped toy for Santa to take to the children in the hospitals, enjoying food and music provided by Cole's Closet, enjoying the cash bar, and letting the kids enjoy the crafts and games. 10/3/04 - Our Fall Yard Sale was quite a success!! A big thanks to Dominion for allowing us to use their parking lot for the sale. And a big thanks to all the Dominion employees who helped out before and during the sale; to everyone else who helped out; and to all of those who showed up to shop!! We couldn't have done it without all of you!! 9/16/2004 - Announcement - Our annual Fall yard sale is scheduled for October 2, 2004 from 8-2. It will be at Dominion located at 907 West Glebe Rd in Alexandria. To drop items off at the yard sale location please call Peggy Lereche at 703-838-2209. To make other arrangements email Ellen Tomczyk at colescloset@colescloset.org. 6/27/2004 - Our Funfair was quite a success. We collected 475 new toys that will be delivered to our three Cole's Closets. And we exceeded our goals financially. Thanks to all those who volunteered their time and to all those who donated money and items. Thanks to all those who came out and had a good time!! 6/5/2004 - Due to rain the funfair has been postponed until June 19, 2004. Same place, same time and all the same fun activities. We can't wait to see you there. 1801 Russell Rd. in Alexandria from 11-3. 4/24/2004 - We would like to announce that our Summer Funfair is scheduled for June 5, 2004 from 11-3. It is being held at Immanuel Lutheran School at 1801 Russell Rd in Alexandria. There will be pony rides, a giant inflatabe slide, a moonbounce, games and prizes, crafts, a candy store, hot dogs, cotton candy, snow cones etc. etc. We will also be collecting new toys to deliver to our "closets" at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital and INOVA Fairfax Hospital for Children and Virginia Hospital Center. Everyone who brings a new toy will get a surprise (while supplies last)!! We can't wait to see you June 5. 4/4/2004 - Despite having to postpone the yard sale due to rain, it was quite a success. Thank you to all those who helped by contributing items or their time and thanks to all those who stopped by and SHOPPED!! 3/1/2004 - Announcement - Our Annual Spring Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday March 27, 2004 at 8 a.m. It is being held at 1007 Janneys Lane in Alexandria (about 1 mile from Alexandria Hospital). There will be a lot of children items and household things. We hope to see you there!! 2/15/2004 Cole's Closet was featured on Fox 5 news. 2/10/2004 After being postponed because of the weather, the opening of a "Cole's Closet" at Fairs Oaks Hospital is a reality and was featured in the Journal newspaper. For more on this click here for the link to the Connection newspaper. 1/12/2004 The opening of another new "closet" is scheduled for January 26, 2004 at Fair Oaks Hospital.
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