Toys for Tots brightens 643 Siskiyou family Christmases
Siskiyou Daily News
Christmas was made brighter again this year for children and families throughout Siskiyou County, thanks to the dedicated elves at the Siskiyou County Toys for Tots.
Dawn Maidl, who coordinates the county s program with her husband Ken, said all the kids and their families with their requests approved received gifts this year. A total of 1,667 kids and 643 families received toys this year, which was a marked increase from last year.
“We did really well this year,” she said. “We had a huge increase in need from previous years. I m grateful we were able to meet the need this year.”
I am exhausted but exhilarated. So are dozens of other Marine Toys for Tots volunteers. We just distributed thousands of shiny new toys to 1,249 children in DeKalb County, AL.
These are children who probably would not have received a present under their Christmas tree, if not for you.
You gave so fervently this year; I must tell you how moved that I am.
You dug deeper and worked harder - virus or not â until you made sure no local child felt forgotten, or that Christmas passed them by.
On Christmas morning, think of those children. Imagine their joy. Remember that one Christmas when you were surprised, excited and literally jumping with joy over that special new toy!
December 14, 2020
Fewer families benefit from Toys for Tots this year Written by Geoffrey Plant on December 14, 2020
(Press Staff Photo by Geoffrey Plant)
From left, Olga Sarli, Joe Nerling, Michael Lopez and Gina Maestas help deliver a sack of toys to a family during the drive-thru Toys for Tots distribution at the Santa Clara Armory on Saturday. The “contactless” event was held in accordance with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions under the state’s public health orders.
A somewhat diminished Toys for Tots distribution day happened a little differently in Grant County this year due to the pandemic, but the local arm of the national program still managed to bring Christmas spirit to more than 1,400 area households so far.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/
Confie, the nation s leading personal lines insurance agency and parent to Freeway Insurance, is in its fourth year as a national 5-star sponsor for Toys for Tots. This holiday season, Confie employees and customers donated more than 4,500 toys for children throughout the United States, topping last year s contributions by almost 40%.
In addition to the donations collected in the field, Confie contributed over $2.6 million in advertising services to spread awareness of the Toys for Tots program on a national scale.
(PRNewsfoto/Confie) We are honored to continue working with Toys for Tots, making a difference in the lives of children across the country, said Cesar Soriano, CEO of Confie. Providing some holiday joy for families in this way is more important now than ever before.
The community has come through in a big way for Siskiyou County Toys for Tots.
On Dec 3, Dawn Maidl, who coordinates the program with her husband Ken, said donations were down. She worried that the pandemic would stop people from donating, and that more kids than ever were in need of Christmas gifts.
She said at the time that she had faith the community would come through.
Her faith has paid off.
On Friday, Maidl reported Toys for Tots has been inundated with donations – hopefully enough for all the 2,000 Siskiyou County kids and their families who requested them this year.