(NewsUSA) - Toys for Tots is the nation s flagship children s Christmastime charity, but the Program extends to helping children and families in need year-round. As children gear up for the
TRIANGLE, Va. â Toys for Tots, the U.S. Marine Corpsâ premiere community outreach program, delivered a record setting 20.2 million toys to 7.4 million less fortunate children in 2020.
2020 was a year unlike any other causing economic devastation for so many. COVID took hold early in the year leaving many millions of families in dire need. While Toys for Tots is primarily known as a Christmastime charity, the organization did not want to wait until the holiday season to provide support.Â
Marines are known for being the first to fight and running to the sound of battle. During this COVID-19 crisis, Toys for Tots partnered with Good360 to provide immediate relief and assistance by distributing two million toys, games and books to COVID-impacted families in the spring and summer. These gifts provided many benefits during this extraordinary time of need. They helped to fight boredom, relieved anxiety in children, facilitated a return to normalcy and even contrib
MCHD raises funds to aid Toys for Tots campaign
MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) The Mobile County Health Department took part in the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign whose mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December, and to distribute the toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community.
Officials say for the last 13 years, employees with MCHD and Family Health its primary care division have had the opportunity to purchase tickets that allow them to dress casually on Fridays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Proceeds from the tickets are then given to the Marines in order to buy the toys.
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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.
Pharmacy Discount Card givebackRx chooses Toys For Tots as December’s Charity Of The Month
Share Article WASHINGTON (PRWEB) December 19, 2020 givebackRx, America’s newest pharmacy discount card that offers up to 80% savings on prescription medications, has partnered with the Marine Toys For Tots Foundation, which facilitates a program to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute them to less fortunate children at Christmas. We are very pleased to welcome givebackRx as a National Corporate Sponsor of the 2020 Marine Toys for Tots Campaign, said retired Marine Colonel Ted Silvester, vice president of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. “Finding a present under the tree on Christmas morning is an experience every child deserves, and with givebackRx’s generous support, we will be able to fulfill the Christmas holiday dreams of less fortunate children, who otherwise might have been forgotten.