News Release

TRIANGLE, VA. — The Marine Toys for Tots Program strives to have a year-round impact through its spring and summer initiative called Smiles for Today, Hope for Tomorrow.

As schools across the nation are winding down, children in need will lose access to educational resources, books and games. Toys for Tots wants to provide children in need with the tools and educational resources necessary to help prevent learning loss. Its summer initiative will continue to offer children access to learning tools that will allow them to sharpen their skills as they prepare for the new school year ahead.

The Smiles for Today, Hope for Tomorrow initiative aims to provide 100 truckloads of toys, gifts and educational resources to be distributed across the country by 60 nonprofit organizations by the end of the summer.

Toys, books and games will be distributed to children in need in communities in 26 states across the country.

Thus far, the initiative has helped children living in local communities in Michigan, Illinois, Arizona, Texas, Ohio, Arkansas, Tennessee, California, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Kentucky and Maryland.

For more information, visit the website at toysfortots.or call (703) 649-2021 or send an email to [email protected].