Toys for Tots of East Pasco
Community Report - October 2007

I am pleased to announce that the Toys for Tots Foundation in Quantico, VA (www.toysfortots.org) has cleared all Toys for Tots program coordinators to conduct our customary toy drive and toy distributions. As usual, our toy drop boxes will be strategically located throughout the community. Again this year, on Saturday December 1st, our faithful friends from the Post Office will conduct highly their productive: “Letter Carriers Toy Drive.” With excellent assistance from Pasco County school counselors we shall identify and register the children we intend to serve. Off duty members of the Pasco County Fire & Rescue and the scouts will assist us in collecting and sorting our toys.

Toys for Tots of East Pasco intends to recreate last year’s successful program by hosting five area toy distributions for the children residing in the Dade City, Zephyrhills, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel, and Tri-Lacoochee areas. This year’s distribution will again be supported by our friends from “Food for Tots,” who will provide an enormous box of food essentials for each of our participating families. We shall seek local Rotary Club support, again this year, to provide our children with socks, underwear (Skivvies for Tots) and other essential dental hygiene items. Our goal is year is to provide Christmas toys, and other necessary items, to over 3,000 needy Tots. As usual, we will count on the big-heartedness of thousands of our faithful Pasco residents to meet our lofty goal.

Additionally, this year, our brother program, the West Pasco Toys for Tots in cooperation with Hudson Middle School, will open a second distribution site on their side of the county. E. J. Koczur, the Marine Corps League coordinator of their fine program noted: “We hope to better serve the underprivileged children in the northern part of West Pasco.”

For more information regarding both of Pasco’s Toys for Tots programs please visit our ‘nifty’ web site www.toysfortotspasco.org.

Semper Fidelis,
Bob Loring
352 588-4230

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