ABOUT MARINE CORPS TOYS FOR TOTS IN DUBUQUE
Dubuque Toys For Tots is orgnazied by the Dubuque County LCO, Bryce Parks, with tremendous community support from volunteers and local organizations. Bryce inherited the program from is father, "Marine Bob the Toy Man", who, through his years of taking the program from serving a few hundred kids to over 5000 annually. In his honor, Bryce and a core dedicate cast of community members continue that legacy and work diligently to grow it and keep it vibrant for thousands of kids who benefit from our those efforts annually.
Dubuque Toys for tots collects toys and cash donations, which it turns into toys from Dubuque County, IA, Grant Country, WI, Clayton County, IA, and JoDaviess County, IL. We have been recognized annually in the top 1% among over 800 Toys For Tots groups in America including being named Regional Campaign of the Year in 2016 and the #1 Campaign in America in 2021.
TOYS FOR TOTS 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 new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.
ACTIVITIES:
The principal Toys for Tots activity which takes place each year is the collection and distribution of toys in the communities in which a Marine Corps Reserve Unit is located. In communities without a Reserve Unit, the campaign can be conducted by a Marine Corps League Detachment or group of men and women, generally veteran Marines, authorized by Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to conduct a local Toys for Tots campaign. Local Toys for Tots Campaign Coordinators conduct an array of activities throughout the year, which include golf tournaments, foot races, bicycle races and other voluntary events designed to increase interest in Toys for Tots, and concurrently generate toys and monetary donations.
Contact:
Bryce Parks
bryce@dubuque365.com
2770 Van Buren St., Dubuque IA 52001