United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots
The Marine Toys for Tots Program began in 1947 when Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks and the Marines in his Reserve unit collected over 5,000 toys in 1947 and delivered them to children in need in the Los Angeles area. Last year (2022), the Marine Toys for Tots Program fulfilled the holiday hopes and dreams of 8.7 million less fortunate children in over 830 communities nationwide. Since 1947 over 281 million children have been assisted. In McHenry County, we distributed20,673 toys to 5,734 children.
To learn more about the McHenry County Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign or to locate an official TFT toy drop site, check out our presence on the web. The official McHenry County TFT website is https://marengo-il.toysfortots.org and our Facebook page is located at www.facebook.com/T4TMcHenryCounty/
We will have over 275 Marine Corps Toys for Tots collection boxes throughout the McHenry County communities. Contact information is on the website.
Toys for Tots, the U.S. Marine Corps’ premiere Community Action Program, announces its 75th Anniversary of supporting less fortunate children across the Nation.