UNC Charlotte is citywide drop location for Toys for Tots

UNC Charlotte is a citywide drop location for the 2024 U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.

Through Monday, Dec. 9, the University will accept new, unwrapped toys, gifts and books in the lobby of the Police and Public Safety Building (9151 Cameron Blvd.) for Toys for Tots.

Last year, the Toys for Tots program distributed 20,675 toys to 6,404 throughout the Charlotte area.

Questions about this year’s campus collection can be directed to Sgt. Jerry Lecomte at glecomte@charlotte.edu, who is coordinating the effort on behalf of UNC Charlotte.

About the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity, which was created at the behest of the U. S. Marine Corps in 1991. The mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is to assist the U. S. Marine Corps in providing a tangible sign of hope to economically disadvantaged children during the holidays by collecting and distributing new unwrapped toys.