Toys for Tots: Give a Toy to a Child in Need

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December 9, 2011

ANNOUNCER:

MORE THAN 16 MILLION U.S. CHILDREN LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE AND ONE IN THREE LIVES IN A HOME WHERE NO ONE HAS FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT.

THIS MEANS MILLIONS OF CHILDREN COULD FACE CHRISTMAS MORNING WITHOUT A GIFT UNDER THE TREE. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT TOYS FOR TOTS ALLOWS YOU TO HELP.

PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION LIEUTENANT GENERAL PETE OSMAN EXPLAINS.

LT. GENERAL PETE OSMAN:

“For 64 years, Toys for Tots has delivered a message of hope and happiness to less fortunate children through the gift of a new toy at Christmas.  Last year, we distributed more than 16 million toys to over 7 million children that might otherwise have been forgotten.  This year, the need has never been greater.  You can deliver the magic of the holidays to a less-fortunate child when you donate  a new, unwrapped toy or  monetary donation to Toys for Tots. It’s amazing how one gift can make a child feel special and deliver the hope of a brighter future.”

ANNOUNCER:

TO FIND A TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECTION BIN IN YOUR COMMUNITY OR TO DONATE ONLINE, VISIT TOYS FOR TOTS.ORG.  I’M JON DRYDEN.