THE 2009 CAMPAIGN IS NOW OVER, SCROLL DOWN FOR THE RESULTS!

      to go to our Central Coast Toys for Tots website
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  (our mascot...he beat out the devildog!)    

Detachment 680's Toys for Tots Program is under the superb leadership of Director Lou Barnes, Managing Director Barbara Wolcott and Deputy Directors John DuMong and Anita Pomerantz along with their OVER 600 volunteers:   

For more information, Lou can be contacted at: 805.783.1723 or by email

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2010:

SAVE the Date ...Coming UP
    2010 Golf Tournament will be Friday, September 10th @ Monarch Dunes, registration will start in May 2010.
    Contact Debbie Mansfield  @ 805-459-2426 or EMAIL for more information

      for the 2010 FLYER



 

THE 2009 CAMPAIGN ENDED WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 55,000 TOYS TO 27,200 NEEDY KIDS
   
The League and the Girl Scouts with some of the toys

Toys distributed in prior years were:

2009   55,235 (includes 13,280 in Santa Barbara)
2008   50,730 (includes 11,000 in Santa Barbara)
2007   37,250
2006   45,470
2005   41,600
2004   36,300
2003   34,230
2002   28,450
2001   18,700
2000   11,820

Lou's 2009 partial note to the volunteers:

You all have heard me say before that "it is more than a toy". We are inspiring the children we reach, and giving them hope for the future. In many cases, we are providing a Christmas where there might otherwise be none. The overwhelming feeling of satisfaction we get is hard to describe, but you all know the feeling. Shakespeare said a "portion of thyself" was the greatest gift. You all know what that means too. You are great!
 
Semper Fidelis,
 
Lou Barnes
Chairman
USMCR Toys for Tots
Central Coast Ca. Region
MCL #680

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is directed by the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve from his headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity, independent of the Marine Corps, provides the funding and support needed for successful annual toy collection and distribution campaigns.

Local campaigns are conducted in over 500 communities covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve has, under his command, 188 Marine Corps Reserve Units, located in 46 states. To cover all 50 states and more communities in each state, the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve authorizes the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to permit selected Local Community Organizations (generally Marine Corps Leagues), which are located in communities far removed from a Reserve unit, to conduct Toys for Tots campaigns as part of the overall U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Toys Program.

One individual, either a Marine Reservist, member of a Marine Corps League Detachment, or member of a local community organization, is designated the Toys for Tots Coordinator for that community. This Coordinator is responsible for planning, organizing and conducting the campaign in his/her community.

Local campaigns begin in October and last until December 22. Members of the community drop off new, unwrapped toys in collection boxes positioned at local businesses. Coordinators pick up these toys and store them in a central warehouse where the toys are sorted by age and gender. At Christmas, Coordinators, with the assistance of local social welfare agencies, church groups, and other local community agencies distribute toys to the neediest children of the community. Over the years, Marines have discovered that social welfare agencies, churches, and other local community agencies are best qualified to identify the neediest children in the community and play key roles in the distribution of the toys.  (The agencies supporting the Central Coast are various churches, Healthy Start, People Helping People, Loaves and Fishes, and Toy Bank.)

While Toys for Tots Coordinators organize, coordinate and manage the program, the ultimate success depends on the support of the local community and generosity of the people who donate toys.

Local business leaders play a key role. They allow Coordinators to locate collection boxes in their stores; provide free warehouse space for storing toys during October, November and December; provide vehicles to collect toys from collection sites; sponsor toy raising events; and help Coordinators arrange media exposure for Toys for Tots in the local community.

National corporations support Toys for Tots by establishing affiliations with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. These corporations make donations to the Foundation or conduct marketing initiatives from which they share royalties with the Foundation. In almost every instance, the marketing initiatives of these corporations give significant added visibility and name recognition to Toys for Tots. Such visibility enhances the campaign at the national and local levels. The funds emanating from these affiliations enable the Foundation to purchase supplementary toys and promotional and support materials; and otherwise defray the costs of annual Toys for Tots programs.