By Denise Ortuno Neil
Holiday giving meets party time when Tg Tattoo in Cathedral City conducts a toy drive for Toys for Tots on Friday, December 13th, in association with The Outpost Tavern.
The Tattoo Gallery is in their 5th year of business as a premier tattoo shop in Cathedral City, providing the best in tattoo services by expert artists. “We have a crazy awesome staff, our team is super solid,” says Tg Tattoo owner Sean Wood. The shop is sponsoring their 3rd Annual Toys for Tots Drive at their neighboring bar, The Outpost Tavern.
Wood explains that the shop got involved with doing the toy drive in part to not only help in the charity itself, but also was a marketing tactic to help out the business next door to thrive as well as growing their own business. The promotion worked and they’ve been having success with the event ever since, it is a winning situation for everyone involved. “It popped off crazy the first time, so why not keep doing it,” said Wood.
Wood came to the Palm Springs area from San Francisco after a brief time in Las Vegas. He has a background in the nightclub industry and managed the popular Rain nightclub in Las Vegas, before coming to the previous Rain nightclub location at Morongo Casino in Cabazon. It is Woods background in promoting and nightclub that helps make the toy drive such a success.
U.S. Marines Toys for Tots has been helping unfortunate children enjoy the holiday season for over 20 years. The non-profit charities goal is to benefit kids in local communities who otherwise may not get gifts, have the opportunity to have a toy for Christmas. The organization encourages the public to donate a new, unwrapped toy to be later distributed to children. The Foundation has collected tens of millions of toys throughout the years.
The Tg Tattoo Toys for Tots toy drive will be happening on Friday, December 13th from 10pm to midnight. To participate, just drop by Tg Tattoo and donate a new unwrapped toy, or a $10 donation. Participants will receive entrance to The Outpost Tavern next door, where they will enjoy an open bar and music by D.J. Smoke 1, sponsored by Tg Tattoo. People, who don’t wish to partake in the nights festivities, can still deposit a toy at the shop in the Toys for Tots box for the charity. All proceeds benefit Toys for Tots.
The holiday season is in full gear, and with December 25th right around the corner , time is of the essence to give to those in need. For every child that gets an abundance of toys this year, there are many who won’t receive even one. The Tg Tattoo event at The Outpost Tavern for Toys for Tots, helps to give those children not only a physical gift for this holiday, but also gives them the belief that people in their community care and that they are not alone, perhaps the most precious gift of all.
For more information visit www.tgtattoo.com
