9 Family Connection partners with USMC for Toys for Tots Drive

ORLANDO, Fla. — Once again WFTV and 9 Family Connection are partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps for the annual Toys for Tots Drive.

WFTV has supported the annual toy drive for more than 25 years.

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This year the need is even greater.

Nearly 200,000 children in Central Florida will benefit from the program.

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A volunteer with Toys for Tots, who received toys through the program as a child, said donations provide more than just a present under a tree.

“Of course, the parents, you know they didn’t have to stress so much about can I afford this, are we not gonna eat, what bills aren’t gonna be paid? so it’s really a burden letting off the community on the people who might just not be able to afford it otherwise,” said Corporal Alexander Blondheim, Toys for Tots volunteer.

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You can drop off donations directly at Channel 9 in downtown Orlando now through Dec.15.

You can also shop online -- and have the gifts sent directly to Toys for Tots.

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