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St. Louis TOY STORY 3 – Toys For Tots Event

On June 4th WAMG told you about an unprecedented summer toy drive in collaboration with the release of TOY STORY 3. Toys For Tots has sent us the information of where and when you can donate a new unwrapped toy in St. Louis.

Saturday, 6/12 – 11am-1pm:  Borders Toy Story 3 Movie Release Party

  • Borders; 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd.; St. Louis, MO 63144
  • Borders; 10990 Sunset Hills Plaza; Sunset Hills, MO 63127
  • Borders; 15355-A Manchester Rd.; Ballwin, MO 63011

Friday, 6/18 – 6pm-7pm :

  • Wehrenberg Galaxy 14; 450 THF Blvd.; Chesterfield, MO 63005

Gifts raised will be held and distributed at Christmas time to less fortunate children in St. Louis. So anyone who donates a toy is really donating a smile to a child in their own community. The mission is to surpass the 16.3 million toys, books and other gifts raised in 2009 that fulfilled the holiday dreams of 7.4 million children in more than 690 communities nationwide.

  • Look for the Official Toys for Tots TOY STORY 3 donation boxes displayed at each event.
  • Any new and unwrapped toy, book or gift will gratefully be accepted.
  • We encourage donations for children of all ages, but please especially consider pre-teen and teenagers.

For more details on the Toys for Tots TOY STORY 3 event, visit the Toys For Tots site. TOY STORY 3 opens in theatres everywhere June 18, 2010.

Toys for Tots, a 63-year-old national charitable program run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, provides happiness and hope to disadvantaged children during each Christmas holiday season. The toys, books and other gifts collected and distributed by the Marines offer those children recognition, confidence and a positive memory for a lifetime. It is such experiences that help children become responsible citizens and caring members of their community. Last year the Marine Corps fulfilled the holiday hopes and dreams of 7.4 million less fortunate children. Toys for Tots relies on individual donations as well as support from local businesses and national corporations.

Toys for Tots & TOY STORY 3 Kicking Off Unprecedented Summer Toy Drive!

Hey St. Louis! Woody and Buzz are back and they are asking for your help. Toys for Tots, in collaboration with the release of TOY STORY 3, is kicking off an unprecedented summer toy drive. Throughout the month of June in 24 cities throughout the United States, the public will be asked to honor their cherished memories of childhood play by donating a new unwrapped toy during TOY STORY 3 promotional events. The mission is to surpass the 16.3 million toys, books and other gifts raised in 2009 that fulfilled the holiday dreams of 7.4 million children in more than 690 communities nationwide.

“We are thrilled to be working with Disney/Pixar’s TOY STORY 3 on this special summer toy raising event,” said Bill Grein, vice president, marketing and development for The Marines Toys for Tots Foundation. “We are so proud of the fact that the gifts raised in each of the 24 cities will remain in those specific cities and will eventually be distributed to less fortunate children in those communities. It is truly a program where anyone who donates a toy is really donating a smile to a child in their own hometown.”

  • Participating cities include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis and Washington, DC.
  • Look for the Official Toys for Tots TOY STORY 3 donation boxes displayed at each event.
  • Any new and unwrapped toy, book or gift will gratefully be accepted.
  • We encourage donations for children of all ages, but please especially consider pre-teen and teenagers.

For details regarding a Toys for Tots TOY STORY 3 event in a city near you, please log on to http://www.toysfortots.org/. TOY STORY 3 opens in theatres everywhere June 18, 2010.