{"id":729,"date":"2015-11-27T06:50:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T11:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=729"},"modified":"2015-12-12T13:27:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T18:27:56","slug":"week-63-five-weeks-to-happyness-toys-for-trucks-happyness-in-action-with-amy-wood-oblen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=729","title":{"rendered":"Week #63 – Five Weeks to Happyness: TOYS for…TRUCKS?! (Happyness in Action — with Amy Wood-Oblen)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Chatterbox Drive-In – Augusta, NJ)<\/p><\/div>\n

Week #63 – Five Weeks to Happyness:\u00a0TOYS for…TRUCKS?!
\n(Happyness in Action — with Amy Wood-Oblen)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings Happyness Tribe — and Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!<\/p>\n

If Thanksgiving\u00a0is all about\u00a0GRATITUDE then December is all about GENEROSITY!!!<\/p>\n

And how better to kick off the holiday season (and our very own 50-for-50 Virtual Toy Drive) by celebrating our second nomination for\u00a0Happyness in Action<\/a><\/strong>: Rob’s classmate Amy Wood-Oblen and her family —\u00a0for headlining the Monster Trucks for Toys Event at the Chatterbox Drive-In in Augusta, NJ this Saturday from 11-3p to benefit children in Sussex County this holiday season! \u00a0Each new, unwrapped toy gets you a ride on the Monster Truck for free! \u00a0(See poster for details.)<\/p>\n

Amy and her family are happy to give back to Project Self-Sufficiency’s Season of Hope Program. \u00a0“It means a lot to us because years before I met my husband I lived in Sussex County with my son and for a few years and they helped me to put presents under my tree, so I owe them a lot.”<\/p>\n

The owner of The Chatterbox has\u00a0the toy drive every year. \u00a0A few years ago while eating there, Amy’s husband Shawn (of NJ Monster Trucks) was talking with him and they came up with the idea of doing rides for toys.<\/p>\n

Four or five years\u00a0later,\u00a0it’s a tradition. \u00a0Last year (even with weather complications) they collected over 70 toys. \u00a0Toys that will go to children right in their own backyard. \u00a0Amy added, “it’s a plus to know it will be local children receiving the gifts.”<\/p>\n

And while the suggested donation value is $5 per ride, Amy says: \u00a0“The great thing about this event is how much people give…they give much much more!”<\/p>\n

Weather has been an issue in the past because if it rains or snows they have to cancel. \u00a0This year they are starting earlier so they can add the rain\/snow date (Sunday, November 29th).<\/p>\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the week ahead: GIVE GENEROUSLY!!! <\/strong>As I wrote last year on Week #11<\/a>, one of Rob’s greatest joys was donating to Toys for Tots each year. \u00a0I’m calling on you — Rob’s Happyness Family — to spread the wealth with another “50-for-50 Virtual Toy Drive” this year. \u00a0If you’re local, Amy’s event on Saturday is a great place to start. \u00a0Otherwise,\u00a0y<\/span><\/span>ou choose your gift and your location<\/span> (Rob chose Toys for Tots, but there are many other options in your community — a church, local foodbank, Salvation Army, or other organization). \u00a0Just let us know what you donated and where…and maybe even post a photo! \u00a0I’ll tally up the info and post a running total each week, with a grand total at the end of the month!<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year we tallied about 50 donations — which was MATCHED by two anonymous donors — for a total of 100 donations!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whattya say, Team Happyness…can we top it?!<\/p>\n

Spread Happyness —\u00a0GIVE GENEROUSLY! \u00a0Spread the Wealth and donate a game or toy (or food, etc.) in Rob’s honor this year! \u00a0(Then tell us about it — post a comment, send a photo, or share this challenge with others!)<\/span><\/p>\n

11\/27\/15 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(PS: Special thanks to Amy Wood-Oblen for taking the time to share her story! \u00a0To learn more about NJ Monster Trucks, visit them on Facebook at\u00a0facebook.com\/NJMonsters<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n

50 for #50 Toy Drive Update \u00a0(AS OF 12\/12\/15):<\/strong>
\n1. A football, Hot Wheels set, Loom activity set, 500-piece puzzle, toy construction vehicle, mini construction vehicle set, and a tea party set were donated to Toys for Tots.
\n2. Lego Friends toy donated at Turtleback Zoo Toy Drive.
\n3. Donation was made to Teterboro Animal Shelter
\n4. Donation was made to Endometriosis Foundation of America<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Week #63 – Five Weeks to Happyness:\u00a0TOYS for…TRUCKS?! (Happyness in Action — with Amy Wood-Oblen) Greetings Happyness Tribe — and Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! If Thanksgiving\u00a0is all about\u00a0GRATITUDE then December is all about GENEROSITY!!! And how better to kick off the holiday season (and our very own 50-for-50 Virtual Toy Drive) by celebrating our second nomination […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=729"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":769,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions\/769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}