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LEGO has announced that the LEGO Foundation has donated an additional $13.6 million more to support Ukrainian children in rehabilitation and rebuilding their educational system. The money also helps children and families who have escaped to neighboring countries. If you remember back in March, LEGO donated $16.5 million already to help children and families that have been affected by the war.

The LEGO Foundation donates an additional US$ 13.6 million to support Ukrainian children

Denmark, Billund, 1st September 2022 – The LEGO Foundation is donating 100M DKK (approximately 13.6M USD) to support the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the education system within Ukraine and the educational needs of the children and families who have fled to neighbouring countries.

Since the start of the ongoing war in Ukraine, approximately 15.7 million people are in need of help, 12.4 million* have been displaced and 3.6 million** Ukrainian children have had their education disrupted. Today’s donation aims to ensure Ukraine’s children have the chance to continue learning during their crucial developmental years while also ensuring that mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) is available to support well-being.

The new 100M DKK follows the March 2022 emergency donation of 110M DKK made jointly by the LEGO Foundation, the LEGO Group and Ole Kirk’s Fond for the provision of general humanitarian aid for the Ukrainian people. The latest funds to support the recovery of Ukraine and will be distributed via LEGO Foundation partners including United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the MHPSS Collaborative and Peppy Pals, as well as other organisations already

If you’re near the Mall of America at the beginning of September, the LEGO Brand Store there will be celebrating their 30th anniversary. There will be some giveaways and building events happening from September 3-4. The first 375 shoppers each day will reeive an exclusive LEGO Anniversary Minifigure Pack (5007499) when you spend $50 or more. There will also be a LEGO Birthday Cake build happening as well as a photo op. The page also says there’s goodie bags available as well.

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There is only a few days left for the Walmart exclusive LEGO 90th Anniversary Mini Castle (6426244) offer and it looks like they are already shipping it out to qualified orders. Our friend FikinBricks has already received their set and it appears that it is packaged in a plastic bag and not in a box as many were expecting. There is a printed shield piece for the 90th anniversary logo and the instructions are printed in a small booklet showing that it has 158 pieces.

There is still two days left to get your orders at Walmart for it. You have to spend $50 in qualifying sets and upload your receipt to the dedicated page by August 31.

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Today LEGO celebrates their 90th anniversary and is holding their first World Play Day. LEGO is holding various activities around the world for their 90 Years of Play.

Building the LEGO® Legacy – celebrating 90 years of creativity and playing well

The LEGO Group celebrates its 90th Anniversary with its first World Play Day as new research finds more than 80% of families want more play in their day.

Billund, Denmark: On Wednesday, 10th August, the LEGO Group will celebrate nine decades of fan creativity and helping children reach their full potential though LEGO® play. To mark the occasion, the brand will host its first ever World Play Day – a full day of play-packed global events, collaborations and surprises dedicated to helping families and communities play more.

From the moment Ole Kirk Kristiansen, a young Danish carpenter, picked up his tools and made his first wooden car in 1932 he was focused on making high-quality toys that teach children about the world and give them the skills to thrive in it. He named his company “LEGO” from “Leg Godt”, meaning “Play Well” in Danish. Inspiring fun, playful learning remains the toymaker’s purpose today.

In his small workshop in Billund, Demark, Ole hand-carved a collection of vehicles, ducks and yoyos and later started experimenting with plastic building bricks. His son, Godtfred, added a few small tubes to make the bricks click and stick together, officially launching the interlocking system we know today. The LEGO® brick that offers limitless creative building possibilities was born in 1958.

The LEGO Group has announced that have officially opened a 33,850 m² expansion at the Monterrey, Mexico factory. This is part of the $500 million investment for the location that will increase production capacity to meet growing demand in the Americas.

The expansion will includes new molding building which is set to open in 20204 and will have a 50% increase in production capacity. As a result, this will add another 1,000 jobs to the site as well. The investment is on top of the $1 billion that was put into the new factory in Virginia which was announced a few months ago.

The LEGO Group invests in the expansion of factory in Monterrey, Mexico

New warehouse, moulding hall and processing facility will increase site’s capacity to support long-term growth in Americas.

Monterrey, Mexico – August 5, 2022: The LEGO Group today officially opened a 33,850 m² expansion at its factory in Monterrey, part of a $US500 million investment in the site which will increase production capacity to meet growing, long-term demand in the Americas region and globally.

The expansion includes a fully automated high-bay warehouse and a building dedicated to assembling and decorating LEGO products which was completed 2022 The multi-year investment will also include a new moulding building which is set to open in late 2024 and will contribute to a 50% increase in production capacity.

An extra 1,000 jobs will be created to support the expanded site, taking the total number of employees to more than 6,000 by the end of next year.