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Toys For Tots and Century 21 Adams Enters Its 20th Year

Century 21 Adams and The U.S. Marine Corp are again working together to provided gifts for deserving children in our community.

Century 21 Adams is happy to join with the U.S. Marine Corp for our 2oth year as an official donation drop-off location, supporting Toys For Tots.  An organization started in 1947, by Major Bill Hendricks, USCR and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came form Bill’s wife, Diane.  In the fall of 1947, Diane crafted a homemade doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization, which would give it to a needy child at Christmas (more detail...).

Each year we proudly support this charitable event bringing gifts to boys and girls in our community, who may not receive a gift otherwise. The generosity from Arlington residents and the surrounding towns that we've received since joining this effort has been overwhelming.  We appreciate the kind hearts and hope to do better each year as the need for gifts and the smiles they bring is so very important.

Our agents and staff would like to thank all of you and ask that you to continue your selfless acts of goodwill.  Please call our office if you have any questions, 781.648.6900 or reach our staff at info@c21adamsre.com.

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Thank you again and we wish everyone the very best throughout the holidays!

Drop-off location: 75 Park Ave. (corner of Park Ave. and Mass. Ave.), Arlington, MA 02476.

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