Photos: Toys for Tots Program collecting presents

Cpl. Willie Sparks puts items in his cart for boys age 3 to 5 years old during a Toys for Tots purchasing event Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 at Toys "R" Us in Chattanooga, Tenn. U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program was started in 1947 with 5,000 toys collected for less fortunate children around Christmastime, and now the program has grown to distributing over 16 million toys each year.
Cpl. Willie Sparks puts items in his cart for boys age 3 to 5 years old during a Toys for Tots purchasing event Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 at Toys "R" Us in Chattanooga, Tenn. U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program was started in 1947 with 5,000 toys collected for less fortunate children around Christmastime, and now the program has grown to distributing over 16 million toys each year.

The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December of each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community.

For information on how to donate and where to find toy drop-off locations, visit chattanooga-tn.toysfortots.org.

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