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09-06-09, 08:03 AM
Toys for Tots campaign kicks off early
9/4/2009 By Cpl. Sean P. Cummins , Marine Corps Base Quantico
The Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots program kicked off early this year at the WFLSFest⁄Craig Morgan concert at the Mercedes Pavilion in Fredericksburg on Aug. 21.
Members of the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, the collecting unit for the Quantico campaign, greeted concertgoers and mingled with the crowd before the showaccepting donated toys.
Sgt. Terri L. Kopetzke, a 29-year-old clarinet player from the Quantico Band, started the concert by singing theNational Anthem. Quantico’s ceremonial platoon presented the colors to the crowd as she sang.
Following the opening ceremony, Lt. Gen. H. Pete Osman, president and CEO of the Toys for Tots Foundation, presented a special memento to radio personality Jessica Moore, thanking WFLS for their support of Quantico’s campaign. WFLS radio provides public service announcements throughout the holiday season and broadcasts live from Spotsylvania Town Center, resulting in the collection ofseveral hundred toys. This year’s broadcast is scheduledfor Dec. 12.
The program, which normally collects toys from October though December began collecting toys early this year in an attempt to provide more toys to those in need. The extra month of collection should help encourage more donations since more children will likely be in need due to the economic recession.
Those would like to donate a new, unwrapped toy should contact Staff Sgt. Christopher Gordon. Business owners interested in making their business a Toys for Tots drop-off location should also contact Gordon. He can be reached at 703-784-4247.
Marine Corps Reserve units have been collecting toys since 1947 with the support of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, an IRS approved 501(C)(3), not-for-profit public charity.
For more information about the Toys for Tots Foundation, or to make a cash donation by way of credit card, visit www.toysfortots.org.
– Correspondent: sean.cummins@usmc.mil
Ellie
9/4/2009 By Cpl. Sean P. Cummins , Marine Corps Base Quantico
The Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots program kicked off early this year at the WFLSFest⁄Craig Morgan concert at the Mercedes Pavilion in Fredericksburg on Aug. 21.
Members of the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, the collecting unit for the Quantico campaign, greeted concertgoers and mingled with the crowd before the showaccepting donated toys.
Sgt. Terri L. Kopetzke, a 29-year-old clarinet player from the Quantico Band, started the concert by singing theNational Anthem. Quantico’s ceremonial platoon presented the colors to the crowd as she sang.
Following the opening ceremony, Lt. Gen. H. Pete Osman, president and CEO of the Toys for Tots Foundation, presented a special memento to radio personality Jessica Moore, thanking WFLS for their support of Quantico’s campaign. WFLS radio provides public service announcements throughout the holiday season and broadcasts live from Spotsylvania Town Center, resulting in the collection ofseveral hundred toys. This year’s broadcast is scheduledfor Dec. 12.
The program, which normally collects toys from October though December began collecting toys early this year in an attempt to provide more toys to those in need. The extra month of collection should help encourage more donations since more children will likely be in need due to the economic recession.
Those would like to donate a new, unwrapped toy should contact Staff Sgt. Christopher Gordon. Business owners interested in making their business a Toys for Tots drop-off location should also contact Gordon. He can be reached at 703-784-4247.
Marine Corps Reserve units have been collecting toys since 1947 with the support of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, an IRS approved 501(C)(3), not-for-profit public charity.
For more information about the Toys for Tots Foundation, or to make a cash donation by way of credit card, visit www.toysfortots.org.
– Correspondent: sean.cummins@usmc.mil
Ellie