Through Monday, December 15
The Marine Corp Toys for Tots campaign has begun in Clinton County. The Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, which is the sponsoring organization for Toys for Tots in Clinton County has delivered over 35 collection boxes to businesses throughout the county that will collect toys through Monday, December 15 for Clinton County children.
Brian Greenlees, Manager of Walmart accepts one of the two boxes they have in their store for donations.
For anyone donating a toy, please consider this. The campaign always gets lots of games, generic baby dolls, Barbie dolls, generic cars and trucks, footballs and basketballs. Some of the most popular items requested this year are anything Frozen, Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles, Spiderman and MSU.
They are also always in need of things like craft kits for older girls, current CDs, DVDs and books from recent movie releases, sports apparel (hats and shirts), fishing or hunting items, Easy Bake Ovens, etc.
If you place a toy in one of these boxes you can be assured the toy will go to a child that lives in Clinton County:
In Bath: Bath American Legion and Bath Township Office
In DeWitt: Bridge Street Hair, Cadgewith Farms, DeWitt City Police, DeWitt Township Police and Fire (both locations), Great Lakes Dental, Hometown Pharmacy, Mercantile Bank, Priority Auto Body and Wireless Zone.
In Elsie: Foo G’s Pizza
In Fowler: Dollar General, Journey Federal Credit Union and Main Street Pizza;
In Ovid: Dollar General, Journey Federal Credit Union and Main Street Pizza;
In St. Johns: Big Boy, Briggs Public Library, Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, Dollar General, FirstMerit Bank, Journey Federal Credit Union, Mercantile Bank, Peebles, St. Johns Police Department, Tractor Supply, Walgreens and Walmart. St. Johns Shell has a donation jar at their location.
In Wacousta: C.M.P. Distributors and Watertown Charter Township.
If your family needs assistance with clothing, food and toys for the holidays, please register with Capital Area Community Services at 989-224-6702. If you need assistance with just toys and you are not registered with another agency, call Clinton County Toys for Tots at 989-224-7248 or email ccchamber@4wbi.net.
If you have any questions about the Toys for Tots campaign, toys needs or toy distribution, contact Brenda Terpening at the Clinton County Chamber of Commerce at 989-224-7248.