We participate and actively support Toys for Tots, in conjunction with the 4^th LAR (Light Armored Reconnaissance) Battalion, Fox Company, Eastover, SC, providing Christmas toys for needy families.

Toys for Tots began in 1947 as the brainchild of Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks. It was his wife, Diane, who was the real inspiration. She handcrafted a few dolls and asked Bill to deliver them to an agency supporting children in need. Finding that no agency existed at that time, Major Hendricks and the Marines in his Reserve Unit in LA collected and distributed 5000 toys in 1947. Bill’s civilian job was Director of Public Relations at Warner Brothers Studios. As a personal friend and favor to Bill, Walt Disney designed the first Toys for Tots poster! Nationwide, the Marines distribute an average of 18 million toys to 7 million less fortunate children annually!