The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program provides new toys to underprivileged children aged 10 and under. Submitted photo
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Parkland Area Toys for Tots campaign donation deadline is Dec. 15. The collection efforts for donated items will begin sometime during Thursday afternoon.
Parkland Area Campaign Coordinator Lea Hamilton is hopeful the number of donated items will meet the number of registered participants and wants to remind area residents that there is still time to be a donor.
“Collection boxes are in multiple area locations, and people are welcome to drop off their new unwrapped donations there,” she said.
Local donation sites include:
- 10-Box Bonne Terre
- Auffenburg Chevrolet
- Burns Barber Shop
- Crazy Wildflower Fredericktown
- Depot Restaurant
- Desloge Walmart
- Dollar General Doe Run
- Dollar General Farmington Maple Valley
- Elks Pilot Knob
- Factory Diner in Park Hills
- Factory Diners 1 and 2 in Farmington
- Farmington Walmart
- Iron Mule Ironton
- Leadington City Hall
- Local Coordinator Lea Hamilton 573-631-9695
- Old Mine House Farmington
- Old Mine House Fredericktown
- Old Mine House Park Hills
- Overland 573 Leadington
- Purcell Tire Potosi
- Rural King Farmington
- Shelter Insurance Farmington
- Shelter Insurance Fredericktown
- VFW Desloge
- Woody’s Bar Leadwood
In 2022, 920 Parkland area children received new toys through the program that focuses on bringing the joy of Christmas and a message of hope to underprivileged children from birth to age 10.
The Marine-supported foundation also offers several other valuable outreach programs during the year: Foster Children, Native American Program, Youth Ambassador, and Literacy Program. For more information on supporting these programs, visit the Toys for Tots website at toysfortots.org and click the “Programs” tab.
For more information about the local campaign, reach out to Hamilton by calling 573-631-9695.
