Marine Toys for Tots Foundation

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation provided the leadership, administrative, advisory, financial, logistic, and promotional support needed for the Marine Toys for Tots program to collect and distribute 24,434,960 million Toys to over 9.9 million less fortunate children. The Foundation was able to bring the joy of christmas and send a message of hope to these 9.9 million less fortunate children in 833 communities covering all 50 states, the district of columbia, puerto rico, and the virgin islands.

The Foundation conducted an aggressive public information and education program to encourage americans to get involved in the Marine corps premier community action program, Toys for Tots. This annual campaign brings communities together to help bring the joy of christmas and send a message of hope to america's less fortunate children. The thousands of volunteers who assisted the marines in this endeavor made a difference in the lives of these children through their assistance in collecting and distributing Toys and by their selfless personal example. This community action effort will assist and guide these children thereby helping them develop into responsible, productive citizens.

Through the Toys for Tots literacy program the gift of reading was brought to less fortunate children across the nation. The Foundation in concert with the ups store raised donations at over 2000 ups store locations. The funds raised were used to purchase quality children's books. These purchased books together with other donated new books allowed marines to distribute books to less fortunate children and title 1 schools.