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Turns out the biggest donation of toys to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital each year doesn’t come from the drop box in the lobby of your dentist’s office. It doesn’t come from the toy drive at your veterinarian, your kid’s school, or a local broadcast news station. Nope—it comes from strippers. 

Portland strippers have donated $183,000 worth of toys over the past 14 years to Doernbecher as the result of an annual event called Tatas for Toys.

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[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 3 points 17 minutes ago

Portland has been the first city I've really felt proud to live in. My partner has dropped the hint about moving abroad but for the first time in my life I feel firmly attached to a municipal community.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 27 minutes ago

Well, then strippers should get better tax breaks than churches

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

Bless them and their sainted mammaries.

[–] lemonSqueezy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Is there a URL for donation?

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 84 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Well it surely wouldn't be billionaires or company CEOs, that's for sure.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 39 points 9 hours ago

or churches

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 68 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] RePsyche@lemmy.world 23 points 10 hours ago

Good wholesome people all the way ‘round! Huzzah!

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 55 points 10 hours ago

Tatas for Toys sent me. I love it.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 55 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Most people don’t realize it but strippers were kids once too.

[–] Chivera@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

And a lot of them are probably moms

[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

Their clients too!

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

I love strippers.

[–] serpineslair@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago

Hopefully not that kind of toy...

/s

[–] Jmsnwbrd@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Love the sentiment, but that link is pop-up cancer.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 minutes ago

I didn't get that, but they do get blacklisted for hijacking the 'back' button

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

Interestingly I didn't get any. Are you using not uBlock or similar?

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 8 hours ago

That's a lot of woodys