Toys 'R' Us Helps Red Cross Aid Victims of Hurricane Charley WAYNE, N.J., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On August 31, in the wake of devastation caused by Hurricane Charley, Toys "R" Us donated and delivered two full truck loads of baby supplies and toys carrying 629,376 diapers, 320 packages of baby wipes, 2,160 32 oz. containers of formula, 1,080 Fisher Price play sets, and more than 15,000 plush toys to the Sarasota branch Red Cross's warehouse. "It has been very hard to see the damage that Hurricane Charley has caused to the families that live in Charlotte County," said John Prawlocki, Toys "R" Us Regional Vice President of the Southeast. "We wanted to be able to help these families, and especially their children, put a little joy back in to their lives." With the help of local volunteers, the Red Cross will distribute these toys and supplies to children and families in western Florida. Toys "R" Us is one of the leading specialty toy retailers in the world. Currently it sells merchandise through more than 1,400 stores, including 684 toy stores in the U.S. and 585 international toy stores, including licensed and franchise stores as well as through its Internet sites at http://www.toysrus.com/, http://www.imaginarium.com/ and http://www.sportsrus.com/. Babies "R" Us is the largest baby product specialty store chain in the world and a leader in the juvenile industry, and sells merchandise through 200 stores in the U.S. as well as on the Internet at http://www.babiesrus.com/. DATASOURCE: Toys "R" Us CONTACT: Nicole Patzer of Toys "R" Us, +1-973-617-5900, Web site: http://www.toysrus.com/

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