Toy Drive at Blue Plains MPD

On Wednesday and Thursday, December 2nd and 3rd, we had additional volunteers to assist with sorting toys by gender and age from 10am – 5pm at the Metropolitan Police Academy 4665 Blue Plains Drive, SW 20032. There are many children in the District of Columbia that are in need of toys for Christmas.

Elements of Toys for Tots:

1.) Toys for Tots activity, which takes place each year, is the collection and distribution of toys in the communities in which a Marine Corps Reserve Unit is located. Local Toys for Tots Campaign Coordinators conduct an array of voluntary activities designed to increase interest in Toys for Tots, and concurrently generate toys and monetary donations. 

  

                         A.)  United States Marine Corps

              

                         B.)  Marine Forces Reserve


                        C.) Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
            
                        D.) Marine Corps League Detachments
             
                        E.) Local Community Organizations


**The program was founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks. Marine Toys for Tots Foundation has supported Toys for Tots since 1991.


Goal:

• The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.

The Volunteers

Gabrielle Leach (Program Assistant), Ashley Pace (Intern)

More helpers to organize the toys

Thumbs Up for Toys For Tots

Please visit, http://www.toysfortots.org/ for more information regarding the Marines Toys for Tots Foundation.