Are you or a family member a fan of the yearly Hess Toy Truck that is made available every year around the holidays?
My family are fans of the trucks and get one every year. The tradition started about 19 years ago when my dad purchased a Hess Toy Truck for my infant nephew for Christmas. Every year after that he would purchase the truck for my nephew. When my daughter was born he would purchase the truck for her as well. Over the years my dad ended up buying the trucks for all the grandchildren, even if they were not really into them anymore (Hess Toy Trucks are not overly popular with teenage girls LOL).
Sadly my dad passed away but that doesn’t mean the holiday tradition can’t continue. Each year we continue to buy the trucks. My son has several of them that he’s saved over the years (most are in storage). Others we have donated to daycare facilities and Head Start programs.
The Hess Toy Truck is celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary this year.
Hess Toy Truck needs your help to get the national recognition it deserves for its milestone year: induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The National Toy Hall of Fame nomination period closes at the end of this month (July 31, 2014).
Families, friends and fans of the Hess Toy Truck are encouraged to submit a short online form telling the Hall of Fame’s nomination committee why they love the Hess Toy Truck. Nominations are also considered based on a list of criteria, which the Hess Toy Truck meets.
- Icon-status: The toy is widely recognized, respected, and remembered
- Longevity: The toy is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over multiple generations
- Discovery: The toy fosters learning, creativity, or discovery through play
- Innovation: The toy profoundly changed play or toy design. A toy may be inducted on the basis of this criterion without necessarily having met all of the first three.
Public support has been steady and strong, but they still need YOU help for this last push for nominations before the deadline closes July 31.
To nominate the Hess Toy Truck please visit http://www.toyhalloffame.org/nominate.
You can check out Hess Toy Truck on Facebook and online at HessToyTruck.com.
Kimberly
*I was not compensated for this post. I posted this because we enjoy Hess Toy Trucks and think they deserve the honor.