Toys for Tots NEEDS YOU!
(Yeah, yeah army wants YOU, Marines do Toys for Tots. It’s charity for crying out loud!)
I saw on the news this morning that after a record breaking year last year and the toy recall scare this year, Toys for Tots is experiencing an extreme toy shortage and that possibly half of the families requesting toys this season may not get them. Toys for Tots sorts all toys and has a 13 page list of recalled toys that will be pulled from their donations.
I am making a monetary donation, seeing as how I bet they can get better deals with cash than I can (and they have that nifty list of no-no toys), and if I see some kids toys on sale, I’ll pick them up and drop them off at one of their donation centers.
Here are the New Orleans area drop off locations (unfortunately, misspellings are straight from their website):
| – | Jefferson YMCA 6691 Riverside dr Metarie | 70003 | |
| – | State Farm 834 S Clearview Parkway Harahan | 70123 | |
| – | Mariposa Salon and Spa 3700 Orleans ave | 70119 | |
| – | Bush Fire Department District 9 80581 Highway 21, Bush | 70431 | |
| – | Wells Fargo 106 A-1 Gause blvd west Slidell | 70460 | |
| – | Wells Fargo 3100 King Man st Suite 109 Metairie | 70002 | |
| – | Wells Fargo 103 North Park blvd suite 103 Covington | 70433 | |
| – | Wells Fargo 1600 N Highway 190 suite 6 Covington | 70433 | |
| – | Moe’s South West Grille 69292 Highway 21 Covington | 70433 | |
| – | Dollar Tree 2700 West Thomas Hammond | 70401 | |
| – | Dollar Tree Air Port rd Slidell | 70460 | |
| – | L F Stores 5408 Magazine st New Orleans | 70115 | |
| – | Vineyard Church 4340 Sal Lentin Parkway, Kenner | 70065 | |
| South | State Farm 834 S Clearview Parkway, Harahan, LA | 70123 | |
| South | East Jefferson Family YMCA, 6691 Riverside Drive,Metairie, LA | 70003 | |
| South | Bear Necessities, 940 Decatur St. | 70116 |
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