FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – To kick off the holiday season, the Museum of Discovery and Science has teamed up with the U.S Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program as a Toy Drop-Off site. Through Wednesday, December 16, 2015, visitors of the Museum of Discovery and Science are encouraged to donate an unwrapped toy for children 12 and under. The Holiday Toy Drop-Off Box is positioned inside the Museum’s lobby, adjacent to the Information Desk. The Museum of Discovery and Science is located at 401 S.W. 2nd Street in Fort Lauderdale, 33312. Open 7 days a week: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sundays 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. For donation gift ideas, guests may visit the Explore Store, located in the Museum’s Atrium.
Toys for Tots is a top rated charity and, according to Toys For Tots.org, over 97% of donations goes to their mission of providing toys, books, and other gifts to less fortunate children. The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – 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; and to contribute to better communities in the future.
ABOUT U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE TOYS FOR TOTS
MISSION: The mission of the 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 less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
GOAL: The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
ACTIVITIES: The principal Toys for Tots activity which takes place each year is the collection and distribution of toys in the communities in which a Marine Corps Reserve Unit is located. In communities without a Reserve Unit, the campaign can be conducted by 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 tournaments, foot races, bicycle races and other voluntary events designed to increase interest in Toys for Tots, and concurrently generate toys and monetary donations.
Website: http://toysfortots.org
