In the fall of 1947, Marine Major Bill Hendrick’s wife, Diane handcrafted a Raggedy Ann doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization to give to a needy child at Christmas. When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one. So Major Hendrick and a group [...]
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Toys for Tots Began in 1947
October 29, 2008Toy Guidelines for Toys for Tots
October 28, 2008New Toys Only The Toys for Tots Program takes only New Toys! Unwrapped toys: The thorough sorting, checking and distribution process requires that we be able to clearly see the toys and evaluate them for gender and age appropriateness. Seal and Shrink-wrap: Video / DVDs / CDs / Video Games- our distribution process requires that [...]
