Toys For Tots 2022: How To Donate In Concord

CONCORD, CA — The holiday season is here and now is the time to consider donating to the Toys for Tots campaign in Contra Costa County.

The mission of Toys for Tots is to collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute them to less fortunate children at Christmas. The original Toys for Tots project was founded in 1947 by Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks, and it became a nonprofit public charity at the behest of the Marine Corps in 1991. The organization is still run exclusively by veteran Marines.

The 2022 holiday season marks the 75th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, and there are hundreds of local campaigns either planned or ongoing across the United States.

In 2021 in Contra Costa County, 32,870 toys were distributed and 29,834 local children were supported through the Toys for Tots program.

Through Dec. 13, Concord residents can donate new or homemade, unwrapped toys and gifts for children of all ages at the following drop-off points:

• Con Fire Station No. 6, 2210 Willow Pass Road, Concord
• Con Fire Station No. 8, 4647 Clayton Road, Concord
• Con Fire Station No. 10, 2955 Treat Blvd., Concord
• Con Fire Station No. 22, 5050 Crystyl Ranch Parkway, Concord
• ABBA Self &RV Storage, 1850 Solano Way, Concord
• Empire Barbershop, 114 Sunvalley Mall, Concord
• Gail Williams - State Farm Insurance, 5041 Clayton Road, Concord
• Cali Kid Corals, 5416 Ygnacio Valley Road Suite 50, Concord
• Orangetheory Fitness, 5100 Clayton Road Suite B3, Concord
• Sugar Plum Coffee Shop, 1819 Colfax St., Concord
• R - Computer, 3953 Industrial Way, Suite A, Concord
• Pacific States Petroleum, 2278 Pike Court, Concord
• United Rentals, 5151 Port Chicago Highway, Concord
• Solano Way Auto Repair, 2197 Solano Way, Concord
• Dolan Lumber Doors and Windows, 2231 Monument Blvd., Concord
• Little Swimmers, 2395 Monument Blvd. Suite D&E, Concord
• Mechanics Bank in Concord, 1170 Concord Ave. Suite 160, Concord
• Hillside Dawgz, 3503 Clayton Road, Concord
• Cornell Roofing, 3291 Monument Way, Concord

Additional toy collection sites in Contra Costa County are listed here.

Local Toys for Tots campaigns are conducted annually in over 800 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, according to Toys for Tots. Since the program’s inception, the foundation collected and distributed 627 million toys to 281 million children.