Alaska
About Toys for Tots

Toys for Tots began in 1947, when Major Bill Hendricks, USMC and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children.  The idea came form Bill’s wife, Diane.  In the fall of 1947, Diane crafted a homemade doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization, which would give it to a needy child at Christmas.  When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one.  He did.  The 1947 pilot project was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it into a nationwide campaign.

We are Active Duty and Reserve Marines and Sailors supporting the Toys for Tots Foundation, and we are located in Anchorage, AK.