Family Of 7-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Launches Queens Toy Drive

QUEENS, NY — The family of a 7-year-old cancer survivor in Queens launched a month-long toy drive at Queens Borough Hall to support children waging their own fights against cancer.

King Singh, a Queens Village resident who was diagnosed with cancer at just 2 years old, spent years fighting the disease. Now, he's beaten cancer and continues to help others like him through the King Fights Cancer Foundation.

His latest effort is a toy drive in partnership with Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee's office, which started Thursday and runs through Oct. 30, according to a news release.

Donated toys will go to kids fighting cancer in the hematology and oncology units at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, children undergoing treatment at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan and families supported by the Candlelighter’s NYC Childhood Cancer Foundation.

“Stay strong and positive," Singh said in a statement. "You can do anything you put your mind to.”

New, unopened toys can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays in "King's Joy Box" in the lobby of Queens Borough Hall. Stuffed animals are not accepted.

“The remarkable strength and sense of community King Singh and his family possess are inspirations to all of us in the Borough of Families,” Lee said in a statement. “Please consider following his generous example and donating a new toy today to support the many children like King courageously fighting this insidious disease.”