Toys For Tots: How To Help In East Brunswick — But Hurry

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — 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 East Brunswick.

Sponsored by the Marine Corps Reserves, Toys for Tots is organized locally in East Brunswick by the East Brunswick Recreation Department.

Nationally, about 625 million toys were handed out to 291 million kids last year.

Besides dropping off new, unwrapped toys at several drop-off locations, people who want to support the campaign can also donate online. Here’s what you need to know in East Brunswick:

East Brunswick Recreation will accept new, unwrapped toys through Monday, Dec. 18.

Donations can be brought into the Recreation Office at 334 Dunhams Corner Road, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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.