Toys for Tots is a programs that has been around for decades.  It is a program sponsored by the US Marines.  They need your help in making sure that children who would otherwise go without presents on Christmas, have presents underneath their tree.

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Each year as you do your shopping you see boxes that say Toys for Tots in stores.  Those boxes yearn to be filled with toys.  So if you happen to be shopping take the time to pick up an extra toy and donate it for Toys for Tots.

Carol Hamlin is the woman in charge for Toys for Tots.  I had the priviledge of talking with her the other day.  She said that since the Marines closed the National Reserve out of Amarillo, donations have gone down.

People are used to seeing a Marines on locations at stores in uniform collecting toys.  However, since again the reserved closed in Amarillo.  It is hard to get Marines to come to Amarillo to help.

Even though the Marine presence is no longer in Amarillo, there are still kids in this town who need a Merry Christmas.  Toys are still needed.

So the next time you are in a store and you see that Toys for Tots box, just because there isn't a Marine standing there collecting the toys, please still donate that toy.

To find out how you can be a drop off location for Toys for Tots or for volunteer opportunities:

 

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