Toys For Tots In Full Swing In Morristown: Dates To Know

MORRISTOWN, NJ — While you’re checking off holiday gifts for family members, don’t forget the kids who aren’t on anyone’s shopping list and pick up some items for the Toys for Tots campaign in Morristown.

Sponsored by the Marine Corps Reserves, Toys for Tots is organized locally in Morris County by Stephen Porter.

Last year, in the Morris County Toys for Tots program, 230,609 toys were distributed to 187,500 children who might not otherwise have gotten any Christmas gifts. Nationally, about 625 million toys were handed out to 291 million kids.

Besides dropping off new, unwrapped toys at several drop-off locations, people who want to support the campaign can also donate online.

Here’s what you need to know in Morristown:

• BMW of MORRISTOWN: Lisa Cesaro
  • 111 Ridgedale Avenue, Morristown (accepting donations until Dec. 16)
• Charles Schwab: Polina Novozhilova
  • 20 North Park Place, Morristown (accepting donations until Dec. 16)
• Millies Old World Meatballs and Pizza: Iesha Reed
  • 60 South St., Morristown (accepting donations until Dec. 16)
• Morristown Fire Dept.: Matthew Loughlin
  • 161 Speedwell Ave, Morristown (accepting donations until Dec. 16)
• CubeSmart: Jon Sheola
  • 99 Columbia Rd, Morristown (accepting donations until Dec. 16)
• Watnong VFW Post 3401: Cmdr. D'Armiento
  • 45 Tabor Road, Morris Plains (accepting donations until Dec. 16)
• CubeSmart: Emerald Troutman
  • 307 East Hanover Ave, Morristown (accepting donations until Dec. 16)

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is an IRS-recognized nonprofit public charity created in 1991. The foundation, created in 1991, uses 97 percent of every donation to buy toys for children in need.