FOREST CITY â The Rutherford County Toys For Tots program will exceed the number of children served this Christmas compared to last year, when it provided Christmas gifts to 981 children.
Toys For Tots is a program of the United States Marine Corps League. According to Toys For Tots program coordinator Troy Stanley, as of Friday morning, 1,020 children have been registered with the program.
âLast year we served close to 1,000 kids from 461 families,â Stanley said. âWe are going to surpass last yearâs numbers. I am expecting we could have requests for more than 1,100 or possibly 1,200 by next week.â
Stanley believes the pandemic is having an impact, generating higher numbers of people in need.