Toys For Tots 2022: How To Donate In Walnut Creek

WALNUT CREEK, 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, Walnut Creek residents can donate new, unwrapped toys and gifts for children of all ages at the following drop-off points:

• Con Fire Station No. 1, 1330 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
• Con Fire Station No. 3, 1520 Rossmoor Parkway, Walnut Creek
• Con Fire Station No. 4, 700 Hawthorne Dr., Walnut Creek
• Con Fire Station No. 7, 1050 Walnut Ave., Walnut Creek
• Anton NoMa, 1910 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek
• The Plaza at Walnut Creek, 1333 N. California Blvd., Walnut Creek
• Ivy Hill, 1700 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek
• Storagepro Management Inc, 1615 Bonanza Street, Suite 208, Walnut Creek
• Walnut Creek Honda, 1707 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek
• TSM Salon, 7000 Sunne Lane 112, Walnut Creek
• Bay Area Property Services, 3021 Citrus Circle #205, Walnut Creek
• Park Lake at Walnut Creek, 100 Park Lake Cr, Walnut Creek
• Compass Real Estate, 1646 N. California Blvd. (Suite 101), Walnut Creek
• AVE Walnut Creek, 1960 North Main Street, Walnut Creek
• Cunningham Legal, 1981 N. Broadway, Suite 300, Walnut Creek
• Mechanics Bank in Walnut Creek, 1350 North Main Street, Walnut Creek
• American Swim Academy, 2650 Shadelands Dr. Ste C, Walnut Creek
• Security Public Storage, 2690 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek
• Mt. Diablo Chapter, NSDAR, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek
• New Key Construction, 2890 North Main Street, Suite #302, Walnut Creek
• HF&H Consultants, 590 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 105, Walnut Creek
• VIP Golf Cart Service Inc, 1326 Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek
• Coldwell Banker Realty, 1801 N. California Blvd., Suite 100, Walnut Creek

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.