Catron/Apache/Navajo County Toys for Tots
"Every Child Deserves a Little Christmas"
Toys for Tots Coordinator
Amanda Landrum
The Local Impact
Catron/Apache/Navajo County Toys for Tots during 2024
42,614
Toys Distributed | 15,215
Children Supported |
The U.S Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program was established in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks and his wife. Major Bill Hendrick's wife made a doll and asked her husband to deliver it to an organization that would present it to a less fortunate child on Christmas Day. Major Hendricks could find no agency to fill that void. Major Hendrinks and a member of the Los Angeles Marine Reserve Unit collected and distributed 5,000 toys to children of Los Angeles during Christmas Day of 1947. The seed has been planted and Toys for Tots was born. The following year the United States Marine Corps Reserve adopted the program and has been bringing a smile to kids across the nation since.
U.S Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Coordinator Amanda Landrum
Phone (575) 590-2307
Email- reserve.nm@toysfortots.org
Register to receive Toys:
Please fill out the online application- Girls/Boys Ages 0-18
Volunteer:
Contact Amanda Landrum (575) 590-2307
Needing Volunteers to help with- events, sorting toys, making family bags, delivering family bags to a drop off location
Donate a toy:
Donate a new unwrapped toy to any of the listed drop sites around the county. Girls/ Boys Ages 0-18 Drop Sites are listed around the county. If you would like to become a Toy Drop Site please contact Amanda Landrum (575) 590-2307
Make a Donation:
To make a local secure online cash donation, please select NM-Reserve as your local campaign designation so it will stay local, there will be money donation boxes set up at many of the toy drop off locations around County. Mail in a donation- All checks need to be made out to Toys for Tots, our address is USMC Toys for Tots PO Box 836 Reserve, NM 87830. (Please let us know if you need a donation receipt and we will get that right out to you)
You may also use the QR Code below to make a local donation. Open your camera app, point camera at QR code for a few seconds and then click on the link that pops up.
Become a Sponsor:
There are 5 levels of sponsorships. Gold Star Sponsor-$1,000, Silver Bell Sponsor- $500, Evergreen Sponsor $250, Gingerbread Cookie Sponsor $100 and the Gift Sponsor $50
Train of "HOPE"
Add your name or business to the Marine Corps Reserve train of "HOPE" for a donation of $1.00, $5.00, $10.00 or $20.00. The paper trains will be displayed around County to show your support.
Every gift collected means one more smile on a childs face during the Holiday Season. Thank you for your generous support. We truly couldnt do this without you!
If you would like to be a sponsor, make a donation or have any questions please email Amanda Landrum at reserve.nm@toysfortots.org you may also call or text (575) 590-2307.
The mission of the U.S Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program is to collect new, unwrapped toys (ages 0-18) during the months of September, October, November, December and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity is the fund raising, funding and support organization for the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation was created at the behest of the U. S. Marine Corps and provides support in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, who directs the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.