Arlington Mayor Dr. Robert Cluck

November 22, 2005
Starbucks Joy Drive

Last Friday, I challenged the City of Plano to a toy and book collection challenge on behalf of the City of Arlington. Plano Mayor Pro Tem Ken Lambert and I met at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth to begin this drive to collect presents for patients at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth and Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.

New, unwrapped toys and books are being collected at Starbucks locations across the region through Christmas Day as part of an annual gift drive. Ten stores in Arlington and Plano will tally their presents.

The sole purpose of this effort is to bring joy and happiness to hospitalized children in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex who can’t spend the holidays at home this year. I hope that Arlington residents will join together as we support the children of our community.

Robert Cluck, MD
Mayor
City of Arlington