Volunteers, donations fuel Hardin County Toys for Tots

  • From left, volunteers Donita Banks, Curt Woodard and Jeannie Harrison stand among many toys already donated to the official United States Marine Corps Reserve of Hardin County Toys for Tots. More toys are needed to serve many Hardin County boys and girls awaiting Christmas morning to unwrap gifts and find bicycles from Santa by way of Hardin County Toys for Tots.Without the generous hearts and creative toy drives of many businesses collecting,donating,and serving,this would not be possible. Dan Eakin photo
    From left, volunteers Donita Banks, Curt Woodard and Jeannie Harrison stand among many toys already donated to the official United States Marine Corps Reserve of Hardin County Toys for Tots. More toys are needed to serve many Hardin County boys and girls awaiting Christmas morning to unwrap gifts and find bicycles from Santa by way of Hardin County Toys for Tots.Without the generous hearts and creative toy drives of many businesses collecting,donating,and serving,this would not be possible. Dan Eakin photo
Toys for Tots (TFT) has been embraced by Hardin County with arms wide open. Fire Chief Robin Jones cleared the way for storage last year to get the program started. Silsbee volunteer firefighters stepped up in numerous ways, including buying toys, putting toys together, especially bicycles, moving and shifting toys, hosting meetings, and whatever they could do to make TFT a success. The City of…

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