LGBT grantmaking agency Delaware Valley Legacy Fund is back at it again for another night of charity and cocktails to raise funds for patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
DVLF’s TOY 2014 will be held 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at a new location, Fire & Ice Lounge, 312 Market St.
Samantha Giusti, DVLF executive director, said, “the venue change was prompted by TOY attendee feedback. They wanted a more modern, sleeker venue. I think Fire & Ice is exactly what we are hearing they want.”
TOY raises money to support DVLF’s mission and to provide toys for CHOP patients and those served by ActionAIDS.
“The toys will go to kids in the HIV/AIDS outpatient program at CHOP. At ActionAIDS, they will go to the children of adults with HIV/AIDS,” Giusti said. “We’re able to make their Christmas a lot brighter.”
More than 400 guests attended last year to enjoy cocktails, dancing and a silent auction.
“It is kind of like one big philanthropic Our Night Out event,” Giusti said, referring to DVLF’s popular happy-hour-style networking events. “We’ve been promoting TOY through Our Night Out a lot this year, and we have a lot of new people who are aware of it and will be attending.”
Members of the new Out Philadelphia Athletic League will be volunteering their time as bartenders, Giusti noted.
And, local organizations and businesses have been supportive of the event as well.
“We are well over our sponsorship goal,” Giusti said. “We have seen a huge amount of interest in TOY this year.”
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.dvlf.org.