And she tells the charmers the chatterbox teaches words and phrases and she tells the charmers to better stay away from it and left. It was a Chatterbox Hazel's mom forgotton she got rid of that she had that when she was the charmers's age. Her friends Lavender and Posie came over and heard it too. As she was about to go inside, she heard a noise. Outside, Hazel says goodbye to her unicorn toy. And dad looks great in his dragon slippers. Hazel's mom tells Hazel to bring the box outside before dad finds something else he can't live without. Then Hazel's dad spots his dragon slippers and he didn't want them to go away. It has been forever since Hazel plays with her unicorn. And Hazel and her parents are giving away things that they don't need anymore. Hazel is taking a picture of Seven with her mirror phone, but then on her way down she trips up, and Hazel's mom catches it and tells her to be more careful on the stairs. Lori Comstock can also be reached on Twitter: or by phone: 97.The charmers found Hazel's mom favorite toy in a box she was going to throw away, and the charmers charm it up, not knowing why she wanted to throw it away in the first place. Led by Project Self-Sufficiency, the group includes The Chatterbox Drive-In, Charm, iHeartMedia, Intercar Mercedes Benz, the New Jersey Herald, Pass It Along, the Printing Center, Selective Insurance Company of America, Service Electric Broadband Cable, Sussex County Chamber of Commerce, Sussex Honda and the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots.įor information about donating toys or the funds to purchase toys, call Project Self-Sufficiency at 97.ĭonations of new, unwrapped gifts can be accepted at the Project Self-Sufficiency, 127 Mill St., Newton, until Dec. The Season of Hope Holiday Toy Drive involves a consortium of local social service agencies and businesses that have banded together to collect toys and other items for low-income families in the area. "There is just nothing better than to donate to a local organization." "I just can't say enough about (Project Self-Sufficiency)," Hall said. The annual goal of the Season of Hope Holiday Toy Drive is to collect 20,000 new and unwrapped toys for distribution to children and teens. "Shawn also rides for birthday parties, and recently did an event with Wounded Warriors," Amy Oblen said.Īlthough he does a variety of events throughout the year with three of his monster trucks, Oblen said the Season of Hope Toy Drive with The Chatterbox Drive-In is his "main" event and also his favorite.Īccording to Oblen, each "ride" monster truck can seat 10 people and can drive at speeds up to about 40 miles per hour.
Shawn Oblen's wife, Amy Oblen, said New Jersey Monster Trucks, located in Budd Lake, is a company that specializes in hosting monster truck events throughout the state and is dedicated to assisting local companies with raising funds for charity. "And it's great that we can donate the money back to charity at the same time." Liam Duda, who couldn't keep his eyes off of the towering truck, has even driven on "Big Tex" at the Sussex County Fairgrounds, received Oblen's autograph, and been to Monster Jam, a nationwide racing and freestyle competition by monster trucks. "He is absolutely obsessed with monster trucks, and we make sure to take him to every ride we can," said Liam's mother, Kelly Duda. Liam Duda, 5, of Green, has never missed a single ride when "Big Tex" comes around. "It was so much fun," Ryan Condit said as he ventured toward a stand of warm hot chocolate. Ryan Condit, 11, was excited to have his first experience riding on a monster truck with his dad, Darrin Condit, who decided to come out and support a relative, Rachel Condit, a waitress at the Chatterbox, and give a monetary donation.
"Everyone has always donated toys for the children, so we went out and bought gifts for teenagers, like iPods," Hall said.Īs the Christmas tree inside the Chatterbox was being decorated, restaurant employees brought toys from an outside booth, near the monster truck, and placed them under the tree. "I would say it was a fair turnout - it was most certainly weather-related, but I know people will just stop by later this week to donate," Hall said.Īccording to Hall, last year, the Chatterbox collected about 1,000 toys last year and about $700 in monetary donations to purchase toys. With rain showers on and off throughout the day, Hall said the weather was a factor in how many people turned out. "No matter when the gifts come in, they will always go to a great place," he said.
16, to allow gifts to be distributed to local families before Christmas. With 100 percent of the gifts going to Project Self-Sufficiency, Hall will be collecting toys and monetary donations, for those who could not attend on Saturday, until Dec.
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