A Toy for Every Child

It’s That Time of Year Again

Christmas Time is usually an exciting and wonderful time of year for children all around the world. They have been good all year round just waiting to see what Santa will surprise them with this year. But for some children, this might not be the case. Families might not be able to afford to buy gifts. That is why the Marine Toys for Tots program is so good.

What is Toys for Tots?

The objectives of the Foundation are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to improving communities in the future.

The mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is to assist the U. S. Marine Corps in providing a tangible sign of hope to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas. This assistance includes providing day-to-day leadership and oversight of the Program, raising funds to provide toys to supplement the collections of local Toys for Tots Campaigns, to provide promotional and support material and defray the costs of conducting annual Toys for Tots Campaigns. Other Foundation support includes providing administrative, advisory, financial, logistic and promotional support to local Toys for Tots Coordinators; managing funds raised and monies donated based on the use of Toys for Tots name or logo; providing other support the Marine Corps, as a federal agency, cannot provide; and conducting public education and information programs about Toys for Tots that call the general public to action in support of this patriotic community action program.

How Can You Help?

You can get involved with this foundation by buying a few extra toys when you do your Christmas shopping and instead of wrapping them up, visit one of your many Toys for Tots Drop off Locations. If we all give a little then no child will wake up on Christmas morning without a gift.