AVONDALE, Pennsylvania – To-Jo Mushrooms is proud to announce its support of the 3rd annual Toys for Eli Tour. To-Jo partnered with the Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation, together gathering and donating over 1,000 toys for the A.I. DuPont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, DE. To-Jo placed collection bins throughout its facility during the month of December and was able to collect 100’s of items in support of the cause. The campaign was also supported by dozens of area businesses’ and is another great example of local partnerships coming together to support the community in a big way during the holidays.
Over the past 3 years the Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation has donated its time and resources in hopes of making area children’s lives better in memory of Eli Matthews. Eli’s father Paul Matthews and Bryan Blittersdorf started the Toys for Eli Tour in 2014 in hopes of delivering toys to one floor in one hospital on Christmas morning. It has had resounding success, and now delivers toys to the A.I. DuPont Children’s Hospital, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, John Hopkins Cancer Center, and the Solca Loja Hospital in Ecuador.
“To-Jo is proud to support the 2016 Toys for Eli Tour. Partnering with Paul and the team from the Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation this holiday season was an idea brought to my attention from one of our employees. Everyone rallied around the campaign, as it really extended our internal culture out into the community. Seeing the reaction from the hospital staff when we delivered the toys was just amazing.” Said Anthony D’Amico, President To-Jo Mushrooms
To-Jo Mushrooms
To-Jo is a family owned and operated Grower/Shipper of fresh and prepared mushrooms for both the Foodservice and Retail industries. Known for its quality and service, To-Jo is the preferred industry partner for cutting edge mushroom products. To-Jo distributes its full line of fresh mushroom through its company-owned fleet of vehicles and offers its value-added lines of products nationally through a wide network of distribution partners.
About Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation
The Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which has been created in memory of Eli Seth Matthews who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in November of 2007 and battled the disease for over three years before passing away January 20, 2011. During this time Eli underwent many treatments including a full Bone Marrow Transplant. The whole time keeping a positive attitude and continuing to pray for others. To honor Eli the Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation, Inc. has dedicated itself to continuing his fighting spirit and compassion for others.
Source: To-Jo Mushrooms