4-year-old patient gives back to Los Angeles Children’s Hospital with Toy Drive

As a cancer patient at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, 4-year-old strong, kindhearted Payslee with a heart of gold wanted to do something to give back this holiday season. Her idea was to set up a toy drive, so she could help all the other children in her shoes receive a special gift. When Steve Yapp, owner of local PODS Moving & Storage, heard about Payslee’s wonderful idea, he and his team were eager to help.

“Despite caring for their own daughter, they are working to make her dream a reality by giving back to the many families that are currently at the hospital,” said Yapp. “It’s stories like Payslee’s that put things into perspective for the rest of us this holiday season, and we are just happy to bring this incredible story to fruition.”

The moving and storage leader will donate the use of a PODS container for the toys to be collected for the duration of the drive through January 1^st. PODS will then bring the toy-filled container to the Children’s Hospital to drop off the donated toys.

“Payslee amazes us daily and is a reminder that we are given curveballs in life, some bigger than others, said Sean Haworth, Payslee’s father. “We are so grateful for the support we have received from the community and from PODS Tri-Counties, and we hope we can help bring awareness to pediatric cancer and blood donations this holiday season while putting some smiles on some families that have our same struggles.” 

Event Information: 

WHO: Toy Drive Benefitting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

WHAT: Please donate a new, unwrapped toy (no stuffed animals please) for children ages, newborn to 20 years old

WHEN: Now through Jan. 1

WHERE:

CAMARILLO

• • Encompass Consultant Group
    333 North Lantana St Suite 287
  • Starbucks
    4511 Las Posas Rd
    Corner of Lewis and Las Pasas
  • The Wright Center for Orthodontics
    4481 Las Posas Rd
  • DeAnn Young
    117 Anacapa Dr
  • Dilbeck Real Estate
    4916 Verdugo Way
  • A Fresh Face Aesthetics Inc
    375 Carmen Dr
    Inside Image Resorts

NEWBURY PARK

• • 3 Elements Lifestyle
    1620 Newbury Rd #6
  • Newbury Park Bicycle Shop
    1602 Newbury Rd
  • Banyan Elementary
    1120 KnollwoolDr
  • Albertsons
    541 S. Reino Rd
  • Azars
    2215 Micheal Dr

THOUSAND OAKS

• • Hillcrest Christian School
    384 Erbes Rd
  • GrabbaGreen
    2835 Thousands Oaks Blvd
  • Brilliant Smile
    1772 E Avenida De Los Arboles Suite G
  • Reed’s Automotive
    57 Taylor Ct
  • Amgen
    1 Amgen Center Dr
  • Lang Ranch Elementary
    2450 Whitechapel Pl

WESTLAKE

• • Fox Speech Services
    31822 Village Center Rd Suite 107
  • The Spot Private Training
    1125 Linder Canon Rd Suite A-11

MOORPARK

• • Barrett Building & Autobahn Alliance
    868 Patriot Dr Unit A

OXNARD

• • Oxnard High School
    3400 W. Gonzales Rd
    The box is in Ms. Navarro room

FILLMORE

• • Full Throttle Kustomz
    220 East Telegraph Rd

About PODS Tri-Counties

Steve Yapp is the owner of three Tri-Counties PODS® franchises that serve residents and businesses in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. 

Dedicated to the local community, Yapp’s franchises have donated hundreds of PODS containers to nonprofit and charitable organizations throughout Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Diego and Los Angeles counties since opening their doors in 2005.

A partial list of recipients include: Boys & Girls Clubs, FOOD Share of Ventura County, Casa Pacifica, Toys 4 Tots, California Strawberry Festival, Ojai Music Festival, Relay for Life, C.H.P. Holiday Toy Drive, Salvation Army, Santa Maria Good Samaritan, Oxnard Downtown Management District, Boy Scouts of Ventura County, California Visitors Center, Simi Valley Days, the Oxnard Salsa Festival, and Catholic Charities.

PODS® offers moving and storage the way you need it done, with unlimited time, space and control. When PODS pioneered portable storage in 1998, they introduced the world to a brand new, flexible way to move and store. Now an industry leader, PODS currently provides residential and commercial services in 46 U.S. states, Canada, Australia, and the UK. To date, the PODS network has completed more than one million long-distance moves, four million initial deliveries, and has over 220,000 PODS containers in service.

For more information, go to: www.mylocalpods.com.

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