Toys For Tots: How To Help In Seal Beach

SEAL BEACH, CA — While you’re checking off holiday gifts for family members, don’t forget the kids who aren’t on anyone’s shopping list and pick up some items for the Toys for Tots campaign in Seal Beach.

Sponsored by the Marine Corps Reserves since 1991, Toys for Tots is organized locally in Orange County in Seal Beach.

Last year in Seal Beach, 140,989 toys were distributed to 125,714 children who might not otherwise have gotten any Christmas gifts. To date, the Toys for Tots program has distributed 677 million toys to 301 million children.

Besides dropping off new, unwrapped toys at several drop-off locations, people who want to support the campaign can also donate online.

The deadline for toy donations cuts off on Dec. 15 for Seal Beach. Toys for Tots accepts donations at several drop boxes throughout Orange County, to view the full list visit the Toys for Tots website.

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is an IRS-recognized nonprofit public charity created in 1991. The foundation, created in 1991, uses 97 percent of every donation to buy toys for children in need.