Hampton Roads Holiday Events | Toys for Tots 2015

Amanda Stewart Photography is a proud supporter of Toys for Tots.  While you are out shopping this holiday season, don’t forget to pick up an extra toy and take it to your nearest Toys for Tots drop off center.  The collected toys are sorted and delivered to children in need by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.  To find your nearest Toys for Tots drop off location, choose the following link:  Toys for Tots drop-off centers Hampton Roads

Toys for Tots drop-off locations for the Hampton Roads area including Portsmouth, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, and Virginia Beach, VA.

Not able to visit a toy drop-off center?  Consider making a monetary donation to Toys for Tots at this link:  Toys for Tots donations

Toys for Tots Mission Statement:

MISSION:
The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.

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.

OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of Toys for Tots 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 better communities in the future.

ACTIVITIES:
The principal 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.  In communities without a Reserve Unit, the campaign can be conducted by a Marine Corps League Detachment or group of men and women, generally veteran Marines, authorized by Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to conduct a local Toys for Tots campaign.  Local Toys for Tots Campaign Coordinators conduct an array of activities throughout the year, which include golf tournaments, foot races, bicycle races, and other voluntary events designed to increase interest in Toys for Tots, and concurrently generate toys and monetary donations.

Stay tuned to Amanda Stewart Photography for more Hampton Roads holiday events throughout the year.

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