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Toys For Tots is going into its 59th year of service in 2006. The program started in 1947 in Los Angeles, Ca, by Major Bill Hendricks USMCR. His wife had made a Raggedy Ann doll and asked him to find a program that would give it to a child in need. At the time no such program existed, so his wife suggested that he start one. That year Maj. Hendricks and his Marines collected 5,000 toys and Toys for Tots was born. The following year the United States Marine Corps expands it into a national program and we have grown from there.
Today the Toys For Tots program is active in over 400 communities in all fifty states to include the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, and American Somoa. Last year over 12.9 million toys were collected and distributed to 5.7 million needy children.
Our program here in the Dayton, Miami Valley, area covers six counties; Greene, Preble, Montgomery, Miami, Darke, and Shelby. The Miami Valley campaign has enjoyed many years of success due to the generous support and contributions of local businesses, organizations, and the people of the Miami Valley. For more information, please visit our Miami Valley Toys For Tots website by clicking here, or call the Miami Valley Toys For Tots Hotline at (937) 913-2013.
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