Toys for Tots for Beaver County is managed in a donated space on Merchant Street in Ambridge. Under the direction of Linda McKenzie , of Economy, this past weekend 800 families was able to receive 4 to 5 toys per child. Linda volunteered for 5 years before she took on the new role as the coordinator. She started working in September and worked with 15 to 20 volunteers to collect and process all of the toys from over 160 drop off points throughout Beaver County. Included in the volunteers are her family members husband John and children Cody 21, Kory 11, and Jessie 16. When asked how many hours she puts towards Toys for Tots and she laughed while saying endless hours. Volunteer John Shee, from Freedom, has been involved with Toys for Toys Beaver County for four years and says it takes about 2 weeks to bag the toys and he tries to give the kids what they like.
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Jessica Littlejohn a recipient for the second time with toys for tots said " I am very appreciative , I just moved out of public housing and started paying for all of my utilities ." A friend in line with Jessica adds " She is getting on her feet. Help with the little things like toys for her kids makes a huge difference in her children lives. "
In all, 2000 children will be helped this season.
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