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December 15, 2015
Eagan, MN
Volunteering at Toys For Tots Warehouse |
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Coordinator: Nancy Sand |
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| Jim S | Mary Jane H | Guest Tom S (Brother of Jim S) | ||
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| Sharon T | Wayne J | Carol B | ||
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| Kathy P | The Gang of ULLR Elves Standing: Tom S, Jim S, Kathy P, Wayne J, Mary Jane H, Sharon T, Vickie L Kneeling: Ron F, Nancy S, Carol B, George G | Four Handsome Marines... With Event Host Nancy S on the biggest toy! (No, she did not get to drive it!) | ||
| ULLRS COLLECT FOR TOYS FOR TOTS AND HELP AT THE WAREHOUSE Apparently ULLRs like to shop for kids’ toys and games. ULLRs also are generous. At this year’s Holiday Ball, ULLRs donated five large bags of toys and games plus $245 in cash donations to the Marine Toys for Tots program. Then ten ULLRs and one guest came to the Toys for Tots warehouse in Eagan to help sort and pack toys. We picked up mounds of toys, found the age range on the packaging, and took the toys to age-range bins for girls and boys. There were lots of Star Wars toys this year and many Barbie dolls. Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars filled the stocking stuffers bin. Footballs and soccer balls abounded. Games ranged from a simple deck of cards to complicated games to stimulate thinking. Nail polish collections will show up on the hands of young girls and teens. While the bins were being filled, some ULLRs did the next step which was to pack all those toys from the bins into large boxes which are distributed to approved organizations for distribution to families. For this job, the most important thing is to remember to count the toys put into the boxes, so each box can be properly labeled. As a general rule, one does not interrupt this process as it is so easy to forget the count – especially when a stocking stuffer box can hold over 200 small items! In a couple of hours, we and some other volunteers had the toys cleared from the floor and the boxes packed. Some ULLRs headed for home or other events. A few of us went to Jake’s for beverages and lunch/dinner. So, through actual donations of toys and cash plus working at the Toys for Tots warehouse, ULLRs once again have brightened the lives of many children this Christmas. |
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