Last Updated: 6 November 2008
Toys for Tots, founded in 1947 by the United States Marine Corps, has distributed more than 272 million toys to 133 million children throughout the country. The local Marine Corps Reserve Unit in Norfolk has kicked off the 2004 "Toys for Tots" Campaign. This is the 58th year for the Toys for Tots Program. Each year, thousands of under-privileged children in the Tidewater Area, who would not otherwise have received a toy, benefit from the Toys for Tots Program.
The Tidewater Division has proudly donated electric and wooden train sets to this program over the past four years.
In 2001 the Division donated through the help of Davis Hobby Supplies $1000.00 worth of electric train sets for Toys for Tots.
In 2002 and 2003 the Division donated through the help of Davis Hobby Supplies $1000.00 worth of electric train sets and through the help of the Target store in Virginia Beach $500.00 worth of wooden train sets for Toys for Tots.
In 2004 the Division donated through the help of Hungate's Arts Crafts & Hobbies at Pembroke Mall and Jim Curth, the manager, 50 electric train sets and 25 wooden train sets.
In 2005 the Division donated $1865.00 to Toys for Tots.
In 2006 the Divison donated $1531.00 worth of train sets to toys for tots.
In 2007 the Division donated $1507.00 to Toys for Tots.
In 2008 the Division donated $1558.00 in train sets and money to Toys for Tots. As of this show the Tidewater Division has given over $9,500.00 to Toys for Tots.
There was a collection table for new unwrapped toys manned by the Marines at the show. Anyone desiring to support the program was encouraged to do so by donating new unwrapped toys at the collection table.
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