Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Find out where to bring your Toys for Tots donations in Reading or North Reading.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Toys for Tots annual drive is underway and there are several locations close by to drop your toys off. Bring new, unwrapped toys to the drop-off locations. Every year for the past 28 years, the Mass. State Police has worked with the Marines to collect toys for needy children by using State Police Barracks as drop off locations and assisting with toy drives throughout the state. The age group that is most needed is age 0-2 and 11-14 years-old. Here's a look at the drop-off locations: Reading Town Hall American Legion Reading Municipal Light Deptartment Encharter Co Verizon Retail store MJ Coco Salon Get In Shape For Women Creative Playthings DiCaras Deli McDonalds Walgreens Fudruckers Reading YMCA Reading Public Library North …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Toys for Tots is still 15,000 toys shy of meeting their holiday expectations.
The Boston-area Toys for Tots Organization is still 15,000 toys short of their 2011 holiday goal, according to an article posted on Boston.com on Wednesday morning. Although people have been donating generously this holiday season, the charity's spokesman, Marine Corporal Vin Dolan, told Boston.com that the number of requests from Boston-area organizations is also up. Dolan said that 350 organizations requested toys this year, as opposed to 290 in 2010. Last year, Toys for Tots in Boston collected 138,845 toys. This year, Dolan told Boston.com he expects the group to give out about 140,000. Toys for Tots is only collecting donations through Thursday! You can drop off your Toys for Tots donations at the Reading Fire Station, 757 Main Street.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
It's well worth the drive to West Real Estate in Wilmington for their annual photo with Santa day.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but that’s not the case for everyone. With your help, however, the holiday season could be a little more cheerful for families in need. Toys for Tots returns again this year, bringing gifts to less fortunate families in Tewksbury and Wilmington. There are a host of drop off locations in town, including Town Hall, Market Basket, Reading Co-Operative Bank and the Senior Center. Wilmington resident Frank West, who organizes the local efforts, said at a recent Board of Selectmen meeting that the biggest struggle is solicitng donations for children 9-14 years old, while three- to five-year-olds are the most popular donation age. “If we can have people in our own community have a good Christmas and a …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
A map of places to drop off your Toys for Tots donations.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Toys for Tots annual drive is underway and there are several locations close by to drop your toys off. Bring new, unwrapped toys to the drop-off locations. The age group that is most needed is age 0-2 and 11-14 years-old. For more information on Toys or Tots check their Web site.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Reading Firefighters have already started their call for donations to the Toys for Tots program this year.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The following was submitted by the Reading Fire Department: Reading Firefighters have already started their call for donations to the Toys for Tots program this year—largely because the program is expecting a tremendous number of requests this holiday season. Reading firefighters run the Toys for Tots collection in North Reading and five other surrounding towns. “The Marines that we work for started getting requests for toys in August,” said Reading Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Bob Beck. The charity has never received requests that early, he said, and the Middlesex County chapter received more requests last year than any year before. Beck told the Board of Selectmen Tuesday that 68,000 families requested help from the …
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L.D. Batchelder School
175 Park St, North Reading, MA
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Edgewood Apartments
100 Lowell Rd, North Reading, MA
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True Value Hardware
110 Main St, North Reading, MA
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324 Main St, North Reading, MA
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Sullivan Tire and Auto Service
81 Concord St, North Reading, MA
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400 Riverpark Dr, North Reading, MA
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North Reading Fire Department
152 Park St, North Reading, MA
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North Reading School of Ballet
52 Main St, North Reading, MA
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Walgreens
160 Main St, North Reading, MA
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Organization expects significant volume of requests this year.
Reading firefighters have already started their call for donations to the Toys for Tots program this year—largely because the program is expecting a tremendous number of requests this holiday season. “The Marines that we work for started getting requests for toys in August,” said Reading Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Bob Beck. The charity has never received requests that early, he said, and the Middlesex County chapter received more requests last year than any year before. Beck told the Board of Selectmen Tuesday that 68,000 families requested help from the Marine-run charity in 2010, up from about 40,000 in previous years. “That’s an awful lot of people who need help,” he said. “We’re going to need help, and we’re going to …
Randi DeLoreto
12:01 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
We will also be accepting Toy for Tots and Food Pantry donations at the Christmas Vendor Fair this Saturday (12/8) at the North Reading Moose (18+ event) from 7pm-11pm. more ›