Local manufacturers aid Toys for Tots

Posted December 20, 2015 10:00 pm

Salmon Borre Group submission

Hundreds of boxes filled with new toys and games ready to be loaded onto trucks for the Chicagoland Toys for Tots program. Each year, Learning Resources, an educational toy manufacturer based in Vernon Hills, donates to Toys for Tots and was glad to be able to step up this year to help close the gap when it was learned the organization needed thousands more new toys in order to meet this year's goal. Courtesy of Learning Resources

Heeding the call for toy donations to help bridge a gap of tens of thousands of toys still needed by Toys for Tots to provide a gift to every child who's requested one through local organizations, sister toy manufacturers Learning Resources and Educational Insights donated two U-Haul truckloads of new toys and games to Toys for Tots Dec. 16.

The donation of nearly 7,000 new toys and games has an estimated value of $175,000.

Now in its 68th year, Toys for Tots provides joy and a message of hope to economically disadvantaged children through the gift of a new toy during the Christmas holiday season.

Their gifts offer these children recognition and a positive memory to cherish for a lifetime. In 2014, Marines distributed gifts to 6.8 million children in 759 communities nationwide.

This year, Chicagoland's Toys for Tots estimated tens of thousands of toys were still needed or, for the first time in its history, they may not be able to provide a holiday gift to every child on their list this season.

The toy donation by Learning Resources and Educational Insights will help bring Toys for Tots closer to its goal.

For information on the Chicagoland U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, visit chicago-il.toysfortots.org.

Learning Resources and Educational Insights are global manufacturers of award-winning educational toys, games and hands-on learning materials headquartered in Vernon Hills.

For details, visit www.LearningResources.com and www.educationalinsights.com.

The Marines took a moment to check out a few of the toys they were picking up at Learning Resources to be distributed to local children. Vernon-Hills based Learning Resources donated nearly 7,000 toys from both Learning Resources and its sister company, Educational Insights. Courtesy of Learning Resources

Marines from the Chicagoland U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program load one of several trucks with toys and games at the warehouse of Vernon Hills-based Learning Resources and Educational Insights. Courtesy of Learning Resources

A sampling of the nearly 7,000 new toys and games donated by Learning Resources and Educational Insights to the Chicagoland Toys for Tots. Courtesy of Learning Resources

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