Brunswick Maine Marine Toys for Tots Foundation

Toys for Tots Central and Southern Maine

Toys for Tots Coordinator 1stSgt and Michelle Bunnell

Thanks to the generosity of the local community, during the 2011 Toys for Tots campaign, 23771 toys were distributed to 10557 less fortunate children in this area. We look forward to working with everyone again in 2012. Thank you.

What an incredicble year! This year's campaign helped to provide toys to over 10,000 children in central Maine this year. We have been truly humbled by the help and spirit of givng that was evident this year. We would like to take this chance to highlight the biggest contributors for this year's canpaign:

Top Contributors

IAWAM Local 6, Bath ME

Maine Real Estate Managers Association

Empire Reindeer Club

The giving spirit was amazing with these three organizations! We also have some businesses/ organizations who provided critical services for free to help us in this campaign. They are:

Penske of Scarborough ME
Bill Dodge of Brunswick ME
Governor's King Lodge Freemasons of Scarborough ME
Marine Corps League of Boothbay ME
New England Offroad of South Portland ME

Thanks to all who contributed and helped out the kids of central Maine! We look forward to working with you all again next year!!!

In 1947 the wife of Major Bill Hendricks stationed in Los Angeles California made a home-made Raggedy Ann doll and asked her husband to donate it to a local charity for a needy child. The Major was unable to find any such charity in the area. The reserve unit decided that this was not right and began the collection of toys for the needy children of their neighborhoods. The following year, the Commandant of the Marine Corps determined that all of the 74 Marine reserve units in the country at that time should participate in this program, and it was dubbed Toys for Tots. So moved by what the Marines were doing, Walt Disney, the first major contributor to the program, created the now famous train logo that is the identifying icon of the Toys for Tots program.

Since then, your United States Marines have worked diligently to provide toys for needy children in your neighborhoods. This year is no different! The Marines of Southern and Central Maine are looking forward to supporting our state again in the 2012 Toys For Tots Campaign.

We are actively seeking volunteers to help with toy collections, box drop offs, and sorting/ distribution in our warehouse. If intersted, please use the "Volunteer for Toys for Tots" link to the right! If you would like to be a drop off site, or would like to hold an event and have a Marine present please "tell us about your event" or "Become a Toy Drop Site" to the right as well!