MISSION : The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 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 needy
children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
GOAL: The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a shiny new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders.
Clay was the Toys for Tots spokeperson for the 2004 Christmas campaign. As the spokesperson, he made a Public Service Announcement that was used on television and radio. There were also donation boxes at his Joyful Noise concert venues and Clay fans were supportive as usual.
The 2004 Toys for Tots Campaign was the most successful in the 57 year history of the program. Over the course of the past 57 years (1947 – 2004), Marines have distributed over 332.5 million toys to 159 million needy children. During 2004, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation supplemented local Toys for Tots campaigns with 8.2 million toys valued at $41.2 million.
To read more about Toys For Tots, go to their website at http://www.toysfortots.org/
Here is a screen cap from the PSA: