Riverbend News is collecting donations for Toys for Tots

Lee Trawick [email protected] Riverbend News has joined the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots campaign. We will be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys until Saturday, Dec. 24, to help ensure kids all over have a wonderful Christmas. The idea for Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Diane Hendricks, wife of Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks, asked him to deliver a few handcrafted dolls to an agency that supports children in need. Upon learning he could not find such an organization, Diane decided to start one. With the help of the Marines in his reserve unit in Louisiana, Major Hendricks and Diane collected over 5,000 toys in their first year. After seeing how succe