Nov. 20, 2010
 
Toys For Tots Campaign Continues At Marshall University
 
Tommy Reynolds, wearing the hat, and Tim Crowder sort through the toys collected so far during the 2010 Toys for Tots regional campaign. Reynolds and Crowder are military veterans and Marshall University students. Three weeks into the campaign, 225 toys have been collected, but many more are needed as the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves has received thousands of requests for toys.
 
Marshall University photo by Rick Haye

Special to Huntingtonnews.net
 
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Many toys have been collected but many more are needed three weeks into the 2010 Toys for Tots regional campaign staged by the United States Marine Corps Reserves and supported by Marshall University.
 
The drive to collect toys this holiday season for needy children in 14 West Virginia counties and four counties in Ohio began Nov. 1 and continues through Dec. 17. Collection boxes have been placed in the Memorial Student Center and other buildings on MU’s Huntington campus.
 
New, unwrapped toys valued at no more than $30 each may be dropped off at the Memorial Student Center throughout the campaign. They also may be dropped off at various locations in all 18 counties – just look for the Toys for Tots posters.
 
The student center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 through Wednesday, Nov. 24, for those who would like to drop off toys there next week. The student center will be closed Thanksgiving Day through Sunday, Nov. 28.
 
Toy distribution is planned for Dec. 18-20.
 
For more information, contact Staff Sgt. Don Snyder, who is heading the campaign, at 304-776-4806, ext. 302, e-mail him at Toys@CHWVT4T.com, or visit the Toys for Tots web site at http://charleston-wv.toysfortots.org. Cutline:



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