The “Ashlee’s Toy Closet” Story
Hi… I am 10 year old Ashlee Smith. I am the founder of Ashlee’s Toy Closet, Inc. It is a Nevada Non-Profit Organization dedicated to helping children after disasters. I collect toys and distribute all over the country to children. Please help me make my dream of helping continue.
Ashlee’s Toy Closet was created by 8year old Ashlee Smith. She collects toys, books and clothes for children that have been affected by a Natural Disaster. 
Ashlee held her first toy drive after the Angora Fire that devastated S.Lake Tahoe in 2007. Her dad is a Firefighter and he was up fighting the fire and she wanted to help down here. She asked us to help her collect toys for all of the children. She told me that everyone helps the adults and no one helps the children. She made it very clear that the kids lost everything too.
She had been involved in a house fire in 2005 where she lost all of her toys so she said she knew how the kids felt. She said “I want to help the little victims in a big way”
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Ashlee Smith was born in 1998. She has grown up in Reno, Nevada which is also the birth place of Ashlee’s Toy Closet. She is big into School, Rodeo and helping others. Her toy closet has grown by the amount of energy she focuses to make it successful.
In 2008 Ashlee won the Red Cross Youth Real Hero’s Award. She earned that award for her endless dedication to helping children.
She wants her organization to grow so she can help children in other communities and states. She helps children after large scale disasters as well as small single disasters such as house fires or floods.
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