The U.S. Marine Corps is marking 75 years of the tradition of trying to get toys to families in need.
On Tuesday morning, KIRO 7 crews got a look at some of the toys coming in and being loaded into festive red sacks.
Koch told KIRO 7 that his business is marking its seventieth year, which is nearly as long as the milestone for Toys for Tots, which began in 1947, according to the U.S. Marine Corps. As far as gifts for younger children, apparently those have not changed much and remain somewhat traditional. Fontanelli said many donors give toy cars or Barbie dolls. She also said that most Marines will have some experience with the toy drive during their career and that she finds it fulfilling.
Koch says he’s always ready to give and thinks collecting toys for the drive is one of the highlights of his holiday season.
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