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WELCOME TO THE SAN DIEGO, CA TOYS FOR TOTS OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Thank you for your interest in the 2019 San Diego Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign and for considering us to be your charity to support this year! We are very thankful to have received such a generous response from the community in 2018.

Please make time to navigate through the website for most frequently asked questions. Every minute spent on the phone or emails replying to FAQ is a minute taken away from serving the children.

The mission of the San Diego U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to children in need within the community. These toys make a tremendous difference in the lives of the children and families that receive them gratefully.



The toys distributed by the San Diego, CA during yearly campaigns, are not viewed only as simple gifts, these bring joy and hope to all children in need. Hope is key, and hope is what the Marine Corps can give through the Toys for Tots program. We are delivering a message of hope to less fortunate children in hope that this will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens .

How to get started?

Simple...

First, decide how you'd like to contribute. You can coordinate a toy drive, volunteer your time in our warehouse sorting and counting toys, or pick up toys from designated toy drop off sites and bring them to our warehouse (or local fire station).

You can promote to the community that you are collecting toys for the Toys for Tots campaign through your own toy drive and bring the toys collected back to our warehouse (Naval Marine Corps Reserve Center) or to any San Diego Fire Department.

Note: Toy requests for individual families are all facilitated through local nonprofit organizations of the San Diego County area. We do not personally work with individual families due to the volume of requests we get. If you are interested in receiving toys for your family, please contact your local social welfare organizaion to register with Toys for Tots.

Key Dates



Campaign dates: 1 October, 2019 to 18 December, 2019



Campaign begins accepting toys: 14 November, 2019



Campaign stops accepting toys and donations: December 18, 2019



Toy distribution begins: 20 November, 2019

(This is for the registered nonprofit organizations who give the toys to children)



Last day of toy distribution: 18 December, 2019



Toys collected after 16 December, 2019 will go to next year's campaign.



IMPORTANT: Due to location security measures, unregistered drop off sites and toys collected by individuals will not be accepted for drop off at the warehouse unless scheduled with the coordinator. We will not accept any toy drop offs past December 20th. Dontations past this date must be taken to a local fire station.

HOST AN EVENT

Please fill out the event request form by following the link below with as much detail as possible. Once it is in our database, we will be able to work your request. Upon approval, you will receive a confirmation email. Events can vary from office Holiday parties to individual toy drives.

Important note: multiple toy collecting events are hosted through the season and we do our best to satisfy events requesting the Marines be present in uniform, however approval for this is based on personnel availability.

Link for events, click on “tell us about your event”:

http://san-diego-ca.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/local-event-form.aspx

BE A VOLUNTEER

Each volunteer will need to sign the Gratuitous Service Agreement, and volunteers under the age of 18 will need to have a legal guardian sign the form.

Our busiest time will be from November 14 – December 16, 2019 where we will be collecting, sorting, and distributing toys. Our hours of operation are below and out warehouse is located at

9955 Pomerado Rd. San Diego, CA 92131

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Please wear proper working attire such as jeans, t-shirt (unit or team shirt, if applicable), and closed toed shoes. We recommend you bring water and snacks (if you would like), however we do have vending machines available. Each volunteer will need to check in the volunteer trailer with the signed gratuitous service agreement and will need to sign in the log book for the hours worked. Once your time has ended, please sign out of our log book before you leave.

For further questions please email

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BE A TOY DROP SITE

Please visit the website at

http://san-diego-ca.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/local-toy-drop-form.aspx

to register your location as a Toy drop site. We do not publish drop site information or location due to privacy measures for local business owners. All toys can be dropped off at our warehouse or a local fire station.

We kindly request that a representative from your company/organization picks up the boxes and delivers the toys to our warehouse or any San Diego Fire Department. We are very limited in resources of transportation to drop off or pick up at each drop site.

Boxes and promotional items are available for pick up. Our hours of operation to distribute the boxes are Monday – Friday from 9 am to 3 pm at our headquarters. The location is at

9955 Pomerado Rd. San Diego, CA 92131

at the Naval Marine Corps Reserve Center. At the gate, say that you are there to pick up boxes.

Once again, we ask that when your box is full, you have a representative drop the toys off at our warehouse or any San Diego Fire Department. We will not be able to pick up boxes.



BECOME A LOCAL OR CORPORATE SPONSOR

How To Become A Marine Toys for Tots National Corporate Sponsor

1. Make a Cash Donation of $25,000 or Greater

2. Conduct A Cause-Marketing Project that Raises $25,000 or Greater.

3. Make a Gift In Kind Donation Valued at a minimum of $100,000 worth of toys or books.

4. Donate Services (Media Exposure; Transportation Support; Warehouse Space, etc.) Valued at a minimum of $100,000.

How To Become A Marine Toys for Tots National Corporate Donor

1. Make a Cash Donation valued between $5,000 to $20,000

2. Conduct a Cause-Marketing Project that Raises between $5,000 and $20,000.

3. Make a Gift In Kind Donation Valued between $50,000 and $99,000 worth of toys or books.

4. Donate Services (Media Exposure; Transportation Support; Warehouse Space, etc.) Valued between $50,000 and $99,000.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

October

Mon-Fri: 8:00 am – 11:00 am / 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sat-Sun: Closed



Dates Closed:

None



November

Mon-Fri: 8:00 am – 11:00 am / 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sat-Sun: Closed



Dates Closed:

November 2 and November 27 – December 1



December

Mon-Fri: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sat-Sun: Dates/Times TBD



Campaign Ends:

December 18



Warehouse Address:

9955 Pomerado Rd

San Diego, CA 92131

Tele: (858) 226-1794

POINTS OF CONTACT



Coordinator:

Lieutenant LeClair, Jean-Luc J.

Tele: (858) 226-1754

email:

sandiego.toys4tots@gmail.com



Assistant Coordinator:

SSgt Gentry, Stephen M.

Tele: (858) 226-1794

email:

sandiego.toys4tots@gmail.com



Warehouse Manager: Lieutenant LeClair, Jean-Luc J.Tele: (858) 226-1754email:SSgt Gentry, Stephen M.Tele: (858) 226-1794email:

Tele: (858) 226-1794

email:

sandiego.toys4tots@gmail.com SSgt Hoggard, TroyTele: (858) 226-1794email:

Organization Coordinator:

Margie Zacker

email:

mkzacker@hotmail.com



Volunteer Coordinator:

Kimmy McDaniels

email: Margie Zackeremail:Kimmy McDanielsemail:

sandiego.toys4totsvolunteers@gmail.com