Toys For Tots 2022: How To Donate In Napa Valley

NAPA VALLEY, CA — The holiday season is here and now is the time to consider donating to a Toys for Tots campaign in Napa Valley.

The mission of Toys for Tots is to collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute them to less fortunate children at Christmas. The original Toys for Tots project was founded in 1947 by Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks, and it became a nonprofit public charity at the behest of the Marine Corps in 1991. The organization is still run exclusively by veteran Marines.

The 2022 holiday season marks the 75th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, and there are hundreds of local campaigns either planned or ongoing across the United States.

In 2021 in Napa County, 13,342 toys were distributed and 3,000 local children were supported through the Toys for Tots program.

Through Dec. 12, Napa County residents can donate new, unwrapped toys and gifts for children of all ages at the following drop-off points:

• Cal Fire/Napa County Fire Station 12, 7401 Solano Ave., Yountville
• Cal Fire/Napa County Fire Station, 1199 Big Tree Road, St. Helena
• City of Napa Fire Station No. 1, 930 Seminary St.
• City of Napa Fire Station No. 2, 1501 Park Ave.
• City of Napa Fire Station No. 3, 2000 Trower Ave.
• City of Napa Fire Station No. 4, 251 Gasser Dr.
• City of Napa Fire Station No. 5, 3001 Browns Valley Road

Local Toys for Tots campaigns are conducted annually in over 800 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, according to Toys for Tots. Since the program’s inception, the foundation collected and distributed 627 million toys to 281 million children.