Toy Drive For Milford Area Kids Seeks Thousands Of Donations

MILFORD, MA — Milford radio station MyFM 101.3 will host its fifth annual Tailgates for Toys drive this weekend at the Walmart in Bellingham. The annual event benefits Toys For Kids and Teens, which donates holiday gifts to young people across the Milford area.

Here's more from a MyFM 101.3 press release:

Massachusetts Broadcasters Association’s 2021 Radio Station of the Year, MyFM 101.3, has scheduled their 5th annual toy drive, Tailgates for Toys to benefit Toys For Kids and Teens for Friday, November 26th through Sunday, November 28th outside of Walmart in Bellingham.

This year’s drive will start on Friday at 9 a.m. and continue through Sunday at 1 p.m. with MyFM staff members camping out on site for the entire weekend.

A COW (Container on Wheels) will be generously donated by Gallo Moving in Milford to be utilized as storage for the donated toys over the three-day donation event. The COW is also used to efficiently transport the donations to the Toys For Kids and Teens headquarters on Sunday.

Last year’s event was held at Walmart in Whitinsville and successfully collected over 6,000 toys. A large factor in the success of the drive is through the generous support from "Shopping Spree Sponsors."

A Shopping Spree Sponsor is an individual/business that donates a minimum of $250 in cash to the cause. The cash donation will be spent on toys by an official MyFM Tailgates For Toys volunteer in Walmart. In return for the monetary donation, the purchasing work is done, a fun Facebook video is posted with all the toys purchased in their name as a thank you.

"We collected $16,000 last year with over 50 sponsors. Those sponsorships make a huge impact," MyFM Operations manager and event coordinator Ray Auger said.

The public is encouraged to drop off a toy or purchase one in Walmart to donate while you’re shopping.

Toys for Kids and Teens is a 5013c non-profit organization that collects and disperses toys during the holiday season to families in need. Toys for Kids and Teens covers the Blackstone Valley area, further points east.