Toys For Tots 2023: Where To Donate In Aurora

AURORA, IL — The holiday season is just about here, and Aurora residents can help make a difference in the life of a local child with a donation to Toys for Tots.

Through the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program, anyone can donate new, unwrapped toys that will be distributed 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.

Several businesses and organizations in Aurora are participating in the program this year. Here's a look at where toys can be dropped off through Dec. 4.

• BH Management, 826 Terrace Lake Drive
• Gripple, Inc., 1611 Emily Lane
• ILoca Services, Inc., 9S104 South Frontenac St.
• Ox Industries, 1601 E. Mountain St.
• Pearl of Orchard Valley, 2330 W. Galena Blvd.
• Plum Landing Independent Living, 495 N. Lake St.
• Randall Highlands, 1241 Ritter St.
• SoleUnique Dance Complex, 1050 Corporate Blvd.
• State Representative Stephanie Kifowit's office, 1677 Montgomery Road
• State Senator Karina Villa's office, 1177 N. Highland Ave.
• Welch Packaging, 4390 Liberty St.

This year, the Toys For Tots Kane County warehouse is located in Batavia, at 3 N. Randall Road. Donations can also be dropped off there from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 27 through Dec. 1, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 4-8, and from noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 11-15. The warehouse is open by appointment only (email kanecounty.il@toysfortots.org) on Nov. 18-20.