'Gift Of Giving' Toy Drive Coming To Crown Heights: What To Know

BROOKLYN, NY — A holiday toy drive run by a longtime New York City nonprofit will be collecting donations at three Brooklyn locations this week.

The drive — organized by The Order of the Feather Fraternity — will collect toys in Bushwick, East Flatbush and Crown Heights leading up to a distribution event Sunday at the Crown Heights location, according to organizers.

OOTF was founded in Harlem in 1946 and aims to provide boys ages 14 to 18 with a positive outlet, including community service opportunities.

The holiday toy drive adds to several other initiatives the organization runs, including Thanksgiving drives, back-to-school give aways, voter registration drives and marches to end gun violence.

Here's what you need to know:

WHAT: “Gift of Giving” ToyDrive has the goal of giving out as many toys as possible to the youth of the community this Christmas.

WHERE: Donors can drop off toys at three locations in the borough:

• The Palace Hall (713 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn NY, 11226)
• The Brooklyn School of Social Justice(400 Irving Ave, Brooklyn NY, 11237)
• R&G auto body and tint shop(4914 Foster Ave, Brooklyn NY, 11203)

WHEN:

• Donations will be collected from Dec. 1 to 18
• A distribution event will be held from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 19 at The Palace Hall

WHO: OOTF partnered with “Destined for Success," R&G Tinting, The Brooklyn School of Social Justice and The Palace Hall.