San Diego County Toys for Tots
Bring the Joy of Christmas to Less Fortunate Children
Toys for Tots Coordinator
Cpl Lavell Kenney
The Local Impact
San Diego County Toys for Tots during 2023
189,047
Toys Distributed | 103,535
Children Supported |
Happy Holidays
WELCOME TO THE SAN DIEGO TOYS FOR TOTS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Thank you for your interest in the 2024 San Diego Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign and for considering us to be your charity to support this year! We are very thankful to have received such a generous response from the community in 2023. Please take a few moments to navigate through the website for most frequently asked questions. Every minute spent on the phone or answering emails is a minute taken away from serving the children.
The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
How to get started?
Simple...
First, decide how you'd like to contribute. You can coordinate a toy drive in your community, volunteer your time in the warehouse, or provide a monetary donation to support our effort in providing toys to children.
If you are hosting your own toy drive, be sure to bring the toys collected back to our warehouse (Naval Marine Corps Reserve Center) or to any San Diego Fire Department.
Note: Toy requests for individual families are all facilitated through local nonprofit organizations of the San Diego County area. We do not personally work with individual families due to the volume of requests we get. If you are interested in receiving toys for your family, please contact your local social welfare organizaion to register with Toys for Tots.
Key Dates
Campaign dates: 1 October, 2024 to 20 December, 2024
Campaign begins accepting toys: 1 November, 2024
Campaign stops accepting toys and donations: 20 December, 2024
Toy distribution begins: 18 November, 2024
(This is for the registered nonprofit organizations who give the toys to children)
Last day of toy distribution: 13 December, 2024
HOST AN EVENT
Please fill out the event request form by following the link below with as much detail as possible. Once it is in our database, we will be able to work your request. Upon approval, you will receive a confirmation email. Events can vary from office Holiday parties to individual toy drives. Please be aware that due to Covid-19 we are only accepting limited events and we will reach out to you directly if your request is accepted. Because of the high demand placed on our campaign team this year, we are curently only sending Marines to events that are expected to produce either $10,000+ in monetary donations or over 300 toys. Thank you for your understanding.
Link for events, click on “tell us about your event”:
http://san-diego-ca.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/local-event-form.aspx
BE A VOLUNTEER
Each volunteer will need to sign the Gratuitous Service Agreement, and volunteers under the age of 18 will need to have a legal guardian sign the form. Our busiest time will be from November 15 - December 15, 2024 where we will be collecting, sorting, and distributing toys. Our hours of operation are below and our warehouse is located at 9955 Pomerado Rd. San Diego, CA 92131.
Please wear proper working attire such as jeans, t-shirt (unit or team shirt, if applicable), and closed toed shoes. We recommend you bring water and snacks (if you would like), however we do have vending machines available. Each volunteer will need to check in to our warehouse with the signed gratuitous service agreement and will need to sign the log book for the hours worked. Once your time has ended, please sign out of our log book before you leave.
Marines and Sailors from other units wishing to register for the events are expected to wear their DRESS UNIFORM.
For further questions please contact the Volunteer Coordinator
BECOME A TOY DROP SITE
Please visit the website at http://san-diego-ca.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/local-toy-drop-form.aspx to register your location as a Toy drop site. We do not publish drop site information or location due to privacy measures for local business owners. All toys can be dropped off at our warehouse or a local fire station.
We kindly request that a representative from your company/organization picks up the boxes and delivers the toys to our warehouse or any San Diego Fire Department. We have very limited transportation resources and are unable to drop off or pick up at each drop site.
Once again, we ask that when your box is full, you have a representative drop the toys off at our warehouse or any San Diego Fire Department. We are only able to pick up boxes in a limited capacity.
BECOME A LOCAL OR CORPORATE SPONSOR
How To Become A Marine Toys for Tots National Corporate Sponsor
1. Make a Cash Donation of $25,000 or Greater
2. Conduct A Cause-Marketing Project that Raises $25,000 or Greater.
3. Make a Gift In Kind Donation Valued at a minimum of $100,000 worth of toys or books.
4. Donate Services (Media Exposure; Transportation Support; Warehouse Space, etc.) Valued at a minimum of $100,000.
How To Become A Marine Toys for Tots National Corporate Donor
1. Make a Cash Donation valued between $5,000 to $20,000
2. Conduct a Cause-Marketing Project that Raises between $5,000 and $20,000.
3. Make a Gift In Kind Donation Valued between $50,000 and $99,000 worth of toys or books.
4. Donate Services (Media Exposure; Transportation Support; Warehouse Space, etc.) Valued between $50,000 and $99,000.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Mon-Fri: 8:00 am – 11:00 am / 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dates Closed:
Columbus Day: October 11th -14th
Veterans Day: November 8th - 11th
Thanksgiving: November 28th - December 1st
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Campaign Ends:
24 December, 2024
Due to base security measures, unregistered site visits for any reason will not be accepted.
The coordinator or assistant coordinator must be contacted prior to any Toys for Tots related business being conducted at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center. Toy donations past December 20th must be delivered to local fire stations as they will not be accepted on base. For monetary donations past December 20th, please contact the coordinator directly.
Warehouse Address:
9955 Pomerado Rd
San Diego, CA 92131
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, an IRS recognized 501(c) (3) not-for-profit public charity is the fund raising, funding and support organization for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation was created at the behest of the U. S. Marine Corps and provides support in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, who directs the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation has supported Toys for Tots since 1991.