Seasonal & Holidays
Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Greendale
This year's Toys for Tots campaigns are underway in many states. Here's how you can help make a child's holiday special.
GREENDALE, WI — The holiday season is fast approaching, but now is the time to consider donating to a Toys for Tots campaign in Milwaukee 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.
This year, there are hundreds of local campaigns either planned or ongoing across the United States. Greendale residents can donate toys, apply for toys and even host a Toys for Tots fundraising event.
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The 2021 campaign in Milwaukee County is kicking off in October. Jocelyn Penagos is the Toys for Tots coordinator for Milwaukee and Waukesha County.
In 2020, our local Toys for Tots campaign distributed over 70,00 toys to over 18,000 children.
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For anyone who prefers not to donate in person due to COVID-19 concerns, Toys for Tots has established a virtual "toy box." Using the virtual toy box allows anyone to donate by purchasing a toy online. Toys will then be distributed across the country and delivered by Toys for Tots.
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 604 million toys to 272 million children.
The nonprofit also partners with 12 major sponsors that have contributed at least $2 million in toys. The sponsors include Hallmark, the Walt Disney Company, the UPS Store and Kmart.
Toys for Tots allows participants to make a donation in several different ways:
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