HOW YOU CAN LEND A HAND INSIDE THIS CLOSET. SHELVES ARE LINED WITH STUFFED ANIMALS, A TREASURE TROVE FOR ANY CHILD. IT’S OKLAHOMA KIDS CORRAL, SO ANY KID OR ADULT OR SIBLING CAN COME IN AND PICK OUT A STUFFED ANIMAL. WE JUST WANT TO PUT A SMILE ON THEIR FACES. THE CLOSET IS RUN BY DINO’S FOR LIAM. IT’S NAMED FOR KINLEY, A FAMILY FRIEND WHO DIED FROM CANCER AT JUST FIVE YEARS OLD. HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED DINOSAURS AND RIGHT. EVEN HE HAD HIS CANCER. HAD TO TAKE AWAY THESE TWO HANDS, THESE TWO FINGERS. AND HE CALLED THIS HAND HIS DINOSAUR HAND. AND RIGHT BEFORE HE PASSED, WE GAVE HIM A REALLY BIG DINOSAUR STUFFED ANIMAL. AND HE WAS GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME, BUT IT JUST PUT A SMILE BACK ON HIS FACE. SO AFTER HE PASSED, I SAID THAT I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO PUT SMILES ON THEIR FACES LIKE I DID FOR HIM. SINCE THE CLOSET OPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO, DONATED NEW AND PRE-LOVED BEARS, PENGUINS AND SQUISHMALLOWS HAVE BEEN FLYING OFF THE SHELVES. SHE’S ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO TEE UP AT A GOLF TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH AT THE EARLY WYNN GOLF COURSE. THEY’RE NEW AT GOLF, OR THEY’VE BEEN PLAYING FOR A LONG TIME JUST TO COME OUT AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. ALL THE MONEY GOES DIRECTLY TOWARDS BUYING STUFFED ANIMALS. WE HAVE ABOUT 30 SO FAR AND WE NEED 100. SO WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A LOT OF PLAYERS AND WE’D LIKE EVERYBODY TO SIGN UP. DETAILS ON THE GOLF TOURNAMENT AND DINO’S FOR LIAM CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE
Girl Scout hosts golf tournament to support stuffed animal donations
Kinley Reichenberger is organizing a golf tournament to fund her project, Dino's for Liam, which provides stuffed animals to children in care centers and hospitals.
Updated: 5:42 PM CDT Sep 13, 2025
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Kinley Reichenberger, founder of Dino's for Liam, is inviting golfers to participate in a tournament next month at the Earlywine Golf Course in Oklahoma to support her Gold Award project, which aims to distribute stuffed animals to children in care centers and hospitals across Oklahoma.Inside the Oklahoma Kids Korral, shelves are lined with stuffed animals, offering a treasure trove for any child."Any kid or adult or sibling can come in and pick out a stuffed animal. We just want to put a smile on their faces," Reichenberger said.The closet is run by Dino's for Liam, named after Reichenberger's family friend who died from cancer at just 5 years old."He absolutely loved dinosaurs, and even he had — his cancer had to take away these two fingers and called this hand his dinosaur hand," Reichenberger said. "Right before he passed, we gave him a really big dinosaur stuffed animal, and he was going through a rough time, and it put a smile right back on his face, so after he passed, I said I wanted to do something and put a smile on their faces like I did for him."Since the closet opened a few weeks ago, donated new and pre-loved bears, penguins, and Squishmallows have been flying off the shelves.Reichenberger is asking the community to tee up at the golf tournament scheduled for next month."If they're new at golf or if they've been playing for a long time, just come out and have a great day. Proceeds will be used to buy stuffed animals," she said. "We have about 30 players so far, and we're looking for 100 players, so we need everybody to sign up."With Dino's for Liam, Kinley will earn a Gold Award, the most prestigious award a Girl Scout can achieve through a project that improves her community.You can find out more about Dino's for Liam by clicking here.
MOORE, Okla. — Kinley Reichenberger, founder of Dino's for Liam, is inviting golfers to participate in a tournament next month at the Earlywine Golf Course in Oklahoma to support her Gold Award project, which aims to distribute stuffed animals to children in care centers and hospitals across Oklahoma.
Inside the Oklahoma Kids Korral, shelves are lined with stuffed animals, offering a treasure trove for any child.
"Any kid or adult or sibling can come in and pick out a stuffed animal. We just want to put a smile on their faces," Reichenberger said.
The closet is run by Dino's for Liam, named after Reichenberger's family friend who died from cancer at just 5 years old.
"He absolutely loved dinosaurs, and even he had — his cancer had to take away these two fingers and called this hand his dinosaur hand," Reichenberger said. "Right before he passed, we gave him a really big dinosaur stuffed animal, and he was going through a rough time, and it put a smile right back on his face, so after he passed, I said I wanted to do something and put a smile on their faces like I did for him."
Since the closet opened a few weeks ago, donated new and pre-loved bears, penguins, and Squishmallows have been flying off the shelves.
Reichenberger is asking the community to tee up at the golf tournament scheduled for next month.
"If they're new at golf or if they've been playing for a long time, just come out and have a great day. Proceeds will be used to buy stuffed animals," she said. "We have about 30 players so far, and we're looking for 100 players, so we need everybody to sign up."
With Dino's for Liam, Kinley will earn a Gold Award, the most prestigious award a Girl Scout can achieve through a project that improves her community.
You can find out more about Dino's for Liam by clicking .
