Hey Kids - Come Out and Play At the Hasbro/FAO Schwarz Play-a-Thon; Children to Raise Money for the Charity of their Choice by Doing What They Do Best - Playing!Business Editors & Features Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2001 Everyone wants to know what they can do to help make the world a better place - including kids. That's why FAO FAO, n See Food and Agriculture Organization. Schwarz and Hasbro, Inc. are inviting kids across the country to help make a difference by participating in the first-ever Play-A-Thon(TM) - a concept designed to empower children by offering them a chance to raise money for a charity of their choice while doing what they do best...playing! Play-A-Thon activities will be held from October 23 - October 31, 2001 at every FAO Schwarz store across the country. The concept behind the Play-A-Thon is similar to a walk-a-thon. In the Play-A-Thon, children will gather sponsors for every hour they play with any toy, game or participate in any activity. While Play-A-Thon activities will be organized at FAO Schwarz from October 23 - 31, 2001, Hasbro and FAO invite children to continue gathering contributions for every hour they play at home - or anywhere - throughout the rest of the year. The FAO Schwarz/Hasbro Play-A-Thon begins lighting up lives at the world famous FAO Schwarz flagship store in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 23. As part of the fundraising effort, children will complete the world's largest LITE-BRITE, in the image of an American flag. They'll also be invited to create American Flag LITE-BRITES in all other FAO Schwarz stores, and play with a wide range of Hasbro toys and games. Actress Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Sarandon, the eldest of nine children, was born Susan Abigail Tomalin will be on hand to celebrate the importance of play and community service. "Nothing is more empowering for a person than to learn at an early age the joy and strength that comes with knowing you can make a difference." said Sarandon. "The world becomes your community and your community your family." During Play-A-Thon, FAO Schwarz will donate 10% of all sales from all 40 stores on Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28, 2001 to Youth Service America Youth Service America, or YSA, is a resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally. . Hasbro will also be making a generous donation to YSA YSA Youth Service America YSA Youth Studies Australia (Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal, University of Tasmania) YSA Your Secret Admirer YSA Young Single Adult YSA Yleinen Suomalainen Asiasanasto . These funds will be used to establish a Youth Service Action Fund. The fund will provide children with grants to allow them to organize community service projects where they live. "Youth Service America wants to make service to others the common experience of every young person in America," said Steve Culbertson Steven Culbertson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Youth Service America. Biography Born of American parents on Bitburg Air Force Base in Bitburg, Germany, Culbertson grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, with received degrees in English and French from Hamilton , President of Youth Service America, based in Washington, D.C. "This Play-A-Thon will give every youth in America the chance to have some fun and give money and time back to a local, national, or even international charity. The best response to September 11th is for young people to make America an even better place than before." Pledge forms will be available online beginning October 19, 2001 at www.hasbro.com, www.fao.com, and www.ysa.org. Children can turn their play into charitable contributions charitable contribution n. in taxation, a contribution to an organization which is officially created for charitable, religious, educational, scientific, artistic, literary, or other good works. by visiting any FAO Schwarz store from October 23rd through October 31 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and noon to 4 p.m. on weekends. Children can also play at home, school, in their backyard, or wherever they play on a regular basis. "Play is an essential part of childhood, for both children and their parents. Families that play together build their children's self-esteem. What could be more important for the whole family in this time of national stress, to continue to laugh, have fun and enjoy themselves, even though they also speak about serious international matters around the dinner table," said noted child psychiatrist child psychiatrist Psychiatry A psychiatrist specialized in mental, emotional, or behavior disorders of children and adolescents; CPs are qualified to prescribe medications , Alvin Rosenfeld, MD, co-author of The Over-Scheduled Child. "A Play-A-Thon combines the best of many worlds - a shared sense of empowerment, permission to keep enjoying life, and the opportunity to give something back to the society that has been so good to all of us." FAO Schwarz stores will host a variety of activities featuring many of Hasbro's classic toys and games for children to play with during the nine-day period. (A list of products, activities and store locations is attached.) "Partnering with Hasbro to create the Play-A-Thon is a necessary step towards empowering children to make a difference in their world," said David Niggli, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. and Director of Merchandising, FAO Schwarz. "For the first time, the value of play will truly be measured with results that will benefit everyone." "We know that children and parents across the country will recognize that participating in a Play-A-Thon is a wonderful way for families to help others while helping themselves." "Hasbro is proud to be associated with FAO Schwarz, Youth Service America and this very worthy Play-A-Thon concept that we created," said Alan G. Hassenfeld, Hasbro's Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Youth Service America (YSA) is a resource center and premier alliance of 200+ organizations committed to increasing the quantity and quality of volunteer opportunities for young people to serve locally, nationally, and globally. Founded in 1986, YSA's mission is: to strengthen the Effectiveness, Sustainability, and Scale of the youth service and service-learning fields. A strong youth service network will create healthy communities, and foster citizenship, knowledge, and the personal development of young people. For more information, please visit www.ysa.org. Founded in 1862, FAO Schwarz has long been recognized as the world's ultimate toy store A toy store, or toy shop, is a retail business specializing in the services of selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of the brick and mortar outlet, the toy store has successfully created a presence within the e-commerce industry. . The company has consistently delivered exclusive, unusual and trend-setting merchandise. Its stores, catalogs and online store, www.fao.com, have been designed to interact with customers in a manner that distinguishes it from other retailers and involves customers with merchandise. The company currently operates 40 locations nationwide, including flagship stores in Chicago, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , Orlando and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . FAO also produces The Ultimate Toy Catalog, a direct mail catalog that is distributed to more than six million consumers annually. For more information about FAO Schwarz, visit the company's Web site at www.fao.com. Hasbro (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . , PARKER BROTHERS Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturer and brand. For almost 115 years the company published more than 1800 games;[1] among their best known products are Monopoly, Cluedo (known as Clue in North America), Risk , TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world. For more information about Hasbro, Inc., please visit the company's web site at www.hasbro.com. PLAY-A-THON CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, October 23rd Light up everyone's life by making LITE-BRITE American Flags. Help create the world's largest LITE-BRITE American Flag at FAO Schwarz in New York City! Wednesday, October 24th Build your own adventure and make your own fun at Construction Day featuring TINKERTOY, LINCOLN LOGS  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. , and MR. POTATO HEAD Mr. Potato Head is a popular children's doll, consisting of a plastic model of a potato. Originally, the potato is blank; however, it can be decorated with numerous attachable plastic parts to make a face, including a mustache, hat, nose and other features. History Mr. ! Change your TRANSFORMER the fastest and win a prize. Thursday, October 25th Become your favorite star by singing your favorite tune with E-KARA REAL KARAOKE karaoke (Japanese; “empty orchestra”) Use of a device that plays instrumental accompaniments to songs with the vocal tracks removed, permitting the user to sing the lead. ! Friday, October 26th Dress up as your favorite artist at the HIT CLIPS Halloween Dance Party featuring your favorite artists' songs! Saturday, October 27th Twist the day away with your FAMILY GAME NIGHT games, including SCRABBLE Scrabble Game in which two to four players compete in forming words with lettered wooden tiles on a 225-square board. Words spelled out by letters on the tiles interlock like words in a crossword puzzle. Words are scored by adding up the point values of their letters. and MONOPOLY. The last person standing in our TWISTER contest wins a prize! Sunday, October 28th Come and play in the house of the future with the I-CYBIE, the most advanced robo dog and the rest of the ROBO-CHI family! Monday, October 29th Local chefs will share their creations and teach you the best treats to bake with the EASY-BAKE OVEN The Easy-Bake Oven, currently a product of Hasbro, is a working toy oven that for many years used an ordinary light bulb as a heat source, but now has a true heating element. Eleven versions of the Easy-Bake Oven have been sold. ! Tuesday, October 30th Create spooky spook·y adj. spook·i·er, spook·i·est Informal 1. Suggestive of ghosts or a ghost; eerie. 2. Easily startled; skittish. and playful Halloween decorations with PLAY-DOH! Wednesday, October 31st Compete to the beat with the EXTREME BOP IT Bop It is an electronic game of mental skill, marketed by Parker Brothers, Milton Bradley, Tiger Electronics, and Hasbro. The game consists of a single player responding to auditory commands with the correct of several actions. challenge!
FAO Schwarz Store Locations
ARIZONA SCOTTSDALE SCOTTSDALE FASHION SQUARE 602-423-9980
CALIFORNIA COSTA MESA SOUTH COAST PLAZA 714-751-6000
GLENDALE GLENDALE GALLERIA 818-547-5900
SACRAMENTO ARDEN FAIR 916-564-5500
SAN DIEGO HORTON PLAZA 619-702-7500
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKTON ST. AT O'FARRELL 415-394-8700
CONNECTICUT STAMFORD STAMFORD TOWN CENTER 203-324-1643
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, DC GEORGETOWN PLAZA 202-965-7000
COLUMBIA
FLORIDA AVENTURA AVENTURA MALL 305-692-9200
BAL HARBOUR 9700 COLLINS AVENUE 305-865-2361
ORLANDO POINTE ORLANDO 407-352-9900
PALM BEACH THE GARDENS OF PALM BEACH 561-624-6840
SUNSET 5701 SUNSET DRIVE 305-668-2300
SUNSET SCHWEETZ 5701 SUNSET DRIVE 305-665-7005
TAMPA WEST SHORE PLAZA 813-287-0010
WEST PALM BEACH CITYPLACE MALL 561-835-0007
GEORGIA ATLANTA LENOX SQUARE 404-814-1675
BUFORD MALL OF GEORGIA 678-546-1000
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 840 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE 312-587-5000
WATERTOWER PLACE 312-787-3773
INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS CIRCLE CENTRE 317-636-3500
MARYLAND TOWSON TOWSON TOWN CENTER 410-583-7000
MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON BOYLSTON STREET AT BERKELEY 617-262-5900
NEWTON FAO Baby - 617-969-5551
THE MALL AT CHESTNUT HILL
MICHIGAN TROY SOMERSET NORTH 248-643-1988
MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS/ MALL OF AMERICA 612-858-9900
ST. PAUL
MISSOURI KANSAS CITY COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA 816-931-9090
ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS GALLERIA 314-721-3535
NEVADA LAS VEGAS FORUM SHOPS AT CAESAR'S 702-796-6500
PALACE
NEW JERSEY EDISON MENLO PARK MALL 732-906-1250
NEW YORK GARDEN CITY ROOSEVELT FIELD 516-739-1155
NEW YORK FIFTH AVENUE AT 58TH STREET 212-644-9400
WESTBURY THE SOURCE 516-227-6525
WHITE PLAINS THE WESTCHESTER 914-946-4567
PENNSYLVANIA KING OF PRUSSIA KING OF PRUSSIA PLAZA 610-992-0909
TEXAS DALLAS NORTHPARK CENTER 214-750-0300
HOUSTON THE CENTRE AT POST OAK 713-623-8292
VIRGINIA MC LEAN TYSON'S GALLERIA 703-917-9600
WASHINGTON BELLEVUE BELLEVUE SQUARE 425-646-9500
SEATTLE 6TH AND PIKE 206-442-9500
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