Little Tomo Children’s Shoppe, Apex Business, Give Big for NC Children’s Promise

Dec. 22, 2008 - PRLog -- (Apex, NC) --Little Tomo Children’s Shoppe in downtown Apex, contributed over $5,700 in clothing and toys to support the NC Children’s Promise and the children and families with North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

Diana and Mark Lloyd, owners of Little Tomo Children’s Shoppe donated from their store, and invited their toy distributors to participate; HABA, Plan Toys and Hape together gave over $3,500 in beautiful new toys.

At Diana and Mark's invitation, business neighbors on Apex’s historic Salem Street added an additional $1,300 worth of donations to the $5,700 total. Laura Kelly of Laura Kelly Designs donated $1000 in books, games, activities and stationary; Renee Lloyd and Erika Haase of enV (pronounced “envey”) Salon donated a complete make-over certificate worth $250 for a lucky parent of a child at UNC Children’s Hospital; April Michaels, owner of Monkey Wraps presented a wrap and towel set valued at $45; and Sarah Coker of Syeni Salon gave a certificate for a massage for another parent valued at $50.

In all, Diana and Mark’s generosity and outreach to their community resulted in over $7,000 of gifts.

Little Tomo Children’s Shoppe thanks Laura Kelly Designs, enV Salon, Monkey Wraps,  and Syeni Salon in Apex; and HABA, Plan Toys and Hape toy companies, for joining them in supporting the NC Children’s Promise http://www.ncchildrenspromise.org/ and children and families with NC Children’s Hospital. http://www.ncchildrenshospital.org/

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About Little Tomo Children’s Shoppe

Little Tomo Children’s Shoppe is a premier children’s clothing and toy boutique in the Triangle, located in historic downtown Apex at 225 North Salem Street in the freshly renovated Tobacco and Mule Exchange, next to Syeni Salon and Spa.

The store offers quality lines of boys and girls play and dress clothing; baby gifts and accessories; the best in European and US made safe, beautiful, and long lasting toys; and accessories for both new and experienced parents, as well as an exemplary children’s play space.

Originally natives of Chapel Hill, the Lloyds moved to Apex in 2000. Diana has a master’s degree in Child Development with years of working with children. Mark has over 15 years of health care and retail store management.

Store owners Diana and Mark Lloyd can be reached at (919)362-3560; info@littletomo.com; 225 N. Salem Street, Suite 100, Apex, NC 27502. The Web site is http://www.littletomo.com .