toys for tots
CAMP POINT, Ill. — The second annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots four-person scramble charity golf tournament will be held Sunday, Sept. 8, at Arrowhead Heights Golf Course. The golf outing will have three flights and offer two tee times. The first group will check-in at 7:15 a.m. and tee off at 8 a.m.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Thanks to fundraising efforts through the Hannibal Salvation Army, 1,519 Northeast Missouri children received Christmas gifts in conjunction with Toys for Tots and 788 families received a box containing a full holiday meal. Eddie and Tracy Lennox were the 2023 Christmas Campaign Chairs. Eddie Lennox revealed on Monday that the total raised…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club recently presented a check for $750 to Stacy Nicholas, regional coordinator for Marion, Lewis, Ralls, Pike, Monroe and Shelby counties, in support of the “Toys for Tots” program serving northeast Missouri in cooperation with Douglass Community Services. Nicholas informed the club this program will be providing…
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Ashley gets us in the holiday spirit with Stacey Nicholas from Toys for Tots and Laura Sievert and Lacey Eaton about bell choirs.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Locally sponsored by Douglass Community Services and Hannibal Parks and Recreation, the goal of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community. Each child receives five toys, along with stocking stuffers…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Sunday, July 9. is Christmas in July Day at the Hannibal Aquatic Center. Children ages 5-17 who bring in an unwrapped new toy for the Toys for Tots program will get in free at the pool, which is open from 1-6 p.m. Toys for Tots of Northeast Missouri provides toys for about…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — More than 600 children in northeast Missouri will receive gifts through the Toys for Tots program this holiday season. People who would like to donate to the program can drop off items at either Hannibal City Hall and the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center, two of many sites that are collecting toys for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign is partnering with people and community organizations to bring joy to low-income children in Lewis, Marion, Pike, Shelby, Monroe and Ralls counties in northeast Missouri. This year’s local partner for Toys for Tots is RSVP at Douglass Community Services. Toys for Tots also is…
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QUINCY — Chris Terrell really, really likes Halloween. He and his wife were married on Halloween, and he loves haunted houses. Terrell was a part of the original group that launched Fright Night for Honor Flights. He decided to do something different last year, and the Wismann Lane Cemetery was created. It will be open…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Maj. Bill Hendricks with the U.S. Marine Corps was inspired by his wife Diane 75 years ago when she tried to donate a homemade Raggedy Ann doll to a needy child but could not find any organization to do so. At her suggestion, he gathered a group of local Marine reservists who coordinated and collected…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Toys for Tots of Northeast Missouri provides toys for about 600 children during the holiday season. To help with this annual drive, children ages 5-17 who bring in an unwrapped new toy for the program on Sunday, July 10, will receive free admission to the Hannibal Aquatic Center. Pool hours are noon-6…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Toys for Tots in Northeast Missouri provided Christmas assistance to 1,221 children in Northeast Missouri in 2021. For the safety of clients and volunteers, all gift requests were pre-boxed again this year. “While in-person shopping might be the ideal, we have to the keep safety of families and our volunteers at the forefront,” said…
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QUINCY — Steve Lindsey just wrapped his 10th Season of Toys for Tots. And while he is handing the reins of his sleigh over for next year, his wrapping days aren’t quite done. Toys for Tots is a Marine Corps organization that makes sure as many kids as possible have something under the tree on Christmas…
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