SPORTSMENFORTOTS INFO: As responsible citizens of this magnificent Country of ours, we feel the responsibility to give back to our communities. This is why we have chosen to donate our time, money, and efforts to raise funds in support of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Every penny we raise will be donated to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation via MSGT David Holiday in Bessemer, AL, in honor of the USMC 4/14th Reserve Unit stationed there. Although not officially connected in any way to the owners of Aldeer.com, this organized drive originated in the forums of their website. Since 2003, this organization of Outdoor Sportsmen have donated more than $50,500 directly to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, helping bring a smile to more than 10,000 needy children on Christmas Morning! U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM INFO: The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation provides happiness and hope to disadvantaged children who might otherwise be overlooked this holiday season. Sponsor a toy and give a child recognition, confidence and a positive memory for a lifetime. The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a 58 year tradition of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and is an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. In 2004, Toys for Tots delivered more than 19 million toys to over 7.5 million children. During the 2005 Toys for Tots Campaign, local Toys for Tots Coordinators distributed 18.5 million toys to 7.5 million needy children. Concurrently, local campaigns were conducted in 516 communities covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico - the most extensive coverage ever. Although the number of toys distributed was fewer than the 2004 campaign, local coordinators reached 7.5, million children; hence the 2005 and 2004 campaigns are the two most successful campaigns in the history of Toys for Tots. Over the 58 years of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, Marines have distributed more than 351 million toys for 166 million needy children. This charitable endeavor has made U.S. Marines the unchallenged leaders in looking after needy children at Christmas. Over its 15 year life span, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation has supplemented local toy collections with more than 64.5 million toys valued at more than $344 million; plus has provided promotion and support materials valued at over $3.9 million. With 13 million children living in poverty, the Toys for Tots needs your help more than ever this year. Your cash donations will help the Marines buy toys in bulk at deeply discounted prices. These cash donations allow Toys for Tots to better ensure children receive both age and gender appropriate toys. MISSION: The mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. GOAL: The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a shiny new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help needy children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of our nation's most valuable natural resource - our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; to contribute to better communities in the future. ACTIVITIES: The principal Toys for Tots activities which take place each year are the collection and distribution of toys in the communities in which a Marine Corps Reserve Unit is located and in the communities without a Reserve Unit that has a Marine Corps League Detachment or group of men and women, generally veteran Marines, authorized by Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to conduct a local Toys for Tots campaign. Local Toys for Tots Campaign Coordinators conduct an array of activities throughout the year, which include golf tournament, foot races, bicycle races and other purely voluntary events designed to increase interest in Toys for Tots, and concurrently generate toy and monetary donations.

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