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Marines collecting Toys-for-Tots gifts this weekend | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Updated at 3:47 p.m., Friday, November 23, 2007

Marines collecting Toys-for-Tots gifts this weekend

Advertiser Staff

Toys for Tots Hawaii — Hawai'i's Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drive will be collecting donations at two holiday events this weekend.

  • Tomorrow — A collection booth will be set up to accept toy donations in Koko Marina Shopping Center at the end of the Hawai'i Kai Community Christmas Parade route, 9 a.m. to noon. Reserve Marines from the 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, based at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i-Kane'ohe Bay, will also be participating in the parade.

  • Sunday — The 33rd annual Christmas Car Cruiser event will showcase classic automobiles from around the island as they make their way from Magic Island to the Waikiki Shell parking lot. Car clubs featuring Mustangs, Volkswagens, Porches, Corvettes, Low Riders and more will participate, and the event is open to the public.

    The first cars will depart for the Waikiki Shell at 10. Reserve Marines from the 4th Force Reconnaissance Company will be at the Shell parking lot from 11 a.m. until about 12:30 p.m. to collect toys as drivers complete the run.

    Since 1947, Toys for Tots has collected more than 370 million toys and distributed them to more than 173 million children nationwide. Last year, Hawai'i's Toys for Tots drive collected more than 50,000 toys; this year's goal is 60,000. Every toy and every dollar collected to purchase toys in Hawai'i goes to a needy child in the state.

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