Chelsea Financial Services 2025 Holiday Toy Drive Brings Cheer to Staten Island Families in Need

Staten Island, NY – October 6, 2025– Chelsea Financial Services proudly announces its 2025
Holiday Toy Drive is in full swing, continuing the heartfelt tradition of supporting local families
and spreading the joy of the season. Continuing our longtime partnership with Where to Turn, a
Staten Island-based crises relief organization, families in need can once again request toys for
their children, ensuring every child experiences the magic of the holidays.

“The holiday season is a great time to celebrate with our loved ones, and especially a perfect
time to share in the gift-giving with our community members in need. Putting a smile on a
child’s face is the most rewarding aspect of helping to coordinate and sponsor Where-to-
Turn.org’s toy drive,” said John Pisapia, President of Chelsea Financial Services. “We’ve been
working with Dennis McKeon at Where to Turn for many years now, and are so proud of the
work that Dennis and his team do for NYC.”

Chelsea Financial Services first got introduced to the toy drive via one of their longtime
Financial Advisors, Frank Cilento. Frank’s sons, Andrew Cilento and Matthew Cilento, are
continuing his legacy, coordinating alongside Chelsea Financial to bring holiday joy to children
across Staten Island. “We’re proud to honor our Dad and continue coordinating and promoting
the toy drive. Last year was a smashing success, and we look to make 2025 even better!” said
Andrew Cilento, FJC Financial Group.

If you would like to donate toys, unwrapped toys can be dropped off or drop shipped to Chelsea
Financial Services, 242 Main Street, Staten Island, NY 10307, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. All donated toys will be distributed to families in need across Staten Island. Your
generosity helps ensure that every child can experience the happiness and excitement of the
holiday season.

To request toys, Staten Island Parents or Guardians can visit chfs.com/toy-request-form,
indicating the name, age, and gender of each child, along with contact information. Our
volunteers will assemble packages to best match each request, including special stocking stuffers
to make the holidays even brighter. Once requests have been reviewed and approved, applicants
will receive a receipt number along with details on when to collect their toys. Toys are assigned
in the order of forms received, based on available donated inventory. Toy pickup is now
available at Chelsea Financial Services, 242 Main Street, Staten Island, New York 10307.
Thank you for helping to make this holiday season brighter for children in our community.

About Chelsea Financial Services
Chelsea is a value-driven financial services brokerage firm (Broker Dealer) committed to
delivering exceptional financial services to clients via its national independent network of
Financial Advisors and Registered Representatives. Celebrating its Silver Anniversary (25+
years, since 1999. Chelsea Financial Services continues its national expansion, actively
recruiting Independent Financial Advisors, Financial Planners, and Registered Representatives.
Visit https://chfs.com for more information.

About Where to Turn
Founded shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, Where to Turn provides
crisis relief services for victims of any kind of tragedy by helping victims obtain the help they
need during the recovery process. They also create and support projects that foster community
participation and interaction while assisting those in need, including their incredibly successful
Prop Shop where they have provided over 500 theater/media productions with free props. Visit
Where to Turn for more information or to donate.