Village Teams up for Annual 'Toys for Tots' Drive

The Village of Palatine staff joins forces with the Palatine Fire Department, Police Departments of Inverness and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to organize another 'Toys for Tots' drive held in Palatine.

"The annual Toys for Tots campaign is an opportunity for all of the Village to provide assistance to needy families in Palatine and throughout the northwest suburbs," Palatine Police Officer Wayne Sunderlin said, as posted in the Nov. 18 Village Press Release.

Last year, the drive was a success, with toys enough to fill several trucks. As stated in the Village Press Release, the Village of Palatine aims to exceed total donations from the last annual drive, with toys enough to fill the Village Hall's Council Chambers. New drive participants include Sundling Junior High School, Quest Academy and the Cub Scouts at Pleasant Hill.

Village residents, scout members, churches, homeowner associations and any other community organizations or individual parties interested in donating new toys (unwrapped), may drop toys off at Village Hall, located at 200 E. Wood St. in Palatine. Collection boxes can be found in the Finance Lobby of that building (open during regularly scheduled business hours), or inside the Police Department (open 24 hours).

Additional collection boxes are placed at the Inverness Police Department, as well as American Legion Post 690. Donations will be collected until Monday, Dec. 20.

Toys for Tots donations will be given to children of the northwest metropolitan area by the U.S. Marine Corps. For more information on the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, visit www.toysfortots.org.