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Toy Tips

Name: Marianne Szymanski

Kids: son, age 7 1/2; daughter, age 4 1/2

Works: president and publisher of Toy Tips and Parenting Hints | toytips.com

Favorite part about being a mom: Smiles on my children's faces

Least favorite part about being a mom: Driving here, there and everywhere for this lesson and that

Famous for: Baking homemade cakes for all birthdays


Scouting for Food

By Marianne Szymanski
Saturday, Mar 28 2009, 11:10 PM
I'm a tiger cub leader and enjoying every moment! The 7 little guys in my den are so full of energy and eagerness to search, discover and explore and watching them do this is so gratifying. These past two weekends were extra special for all Cub Scouts in Milwaukee as they participated in the Annual Scouting for Food Drive. Whether it was attaching that plastic bag on your mailbox one week or picking up a filled bag a week later, the scouts were able to see and feel how to help others in need. All donations are given to Second Harvest and this is their biggest food drive of the year. They rely on the community's generous donations and the Scouts help for a successful drive. If you would like to make a donation, Pick 'N Save stores are accepting donations through April 4 in the Boy Scout barrels in the front of the store. Let's all practice loving character skills and help someone else in need.

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About Marianne Szymanski

Marianne Szymanski is founder and president of Toy Tips, Inc., an international child development research group that conducts independent on-going academic and scientific research on products from the toy and juvenile product industries. A national author, entrepreneur, speaker, lecturer and media personality, Marianne has led her organization's unbiased tests of over 40,000 products from more than 1200 manufacturers and publishes Toy Tips and Parenting Hints Magazine. (toytips.com)

A former retail sales representative for an international toy manufacturer, Marianne saw the opportunity to provide parents with unbiased information they can trust on how to select products that enhance a child's development. This inspired the 1991 formation of The Toy Research Institute, a year-round program of toy evaluation and testing that does not accept revenue from manufacturers. In order to serve her local community with toy lending, Marianne created the Toy Tips Toy Lending Library in conjunction with the Franklin Public Library in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
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