Twin Cities 2015 CampaignOctober 1st – December 23rd

Coordinator: Gunnery Sergeant Oscar HernandezAssistant Coordinator: Sergeant C. J. Montgomery

Twin Cities 2015 CampaignOctober 1st – December 23rd

Coordinator: Gunnery Sergeant Oscar HernandezAssistant Coordinator: Sergeant C. J. Montgomery

Overview

• History• Donations• 2014 Twin Cities Toys for Tots Campaign• Summary

History• In 1947 Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR founds Toys

for Tots in Los Angeles, California. Over 5,000 toys were collected during the first campaign in 1947. The first toy was a handmade doll.

• In 1989 the U. S. Marine Corps identifies the need for the creation of a charity to be the fundraising and support organization for the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.

Donations• Toys should be unwrapped to enable coordinators and

volunteers to determine that gift is safe for distribution and to identify the appropriate age and gender for each gift.

• Gift Certificates/cards are a safe and easy way for donors to give money to the charity. Gift certificates/cards should be to toy/department stores.

• Toys that resemble realistic weapons or that cause bodily harm WILL NOT be distributed.

Twin Cities 2014 Campaign• 195,320 Toys Collected

• 10,813 Books Collected

• 47,301 Stocking Stuffers

• $295,655.23 collected

• Average of 1.61 toys per child

Summary

• History• Donations• 2014 Twin Cities Toys for Tots Campaign

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