Beloved Red Toy Box Filled to Help Local Kids in Need Enjoy Holidays

EAST HAMPTON, NY — Local residents opened their hearts in a big way to make children's holidays brighter this season.

Joseph P. Lenahan, chief of the Montauk Fire Department, sent a message to residents, expressing his gratitude for their help in filling the well-known and beloved Red Toy Box on the Green in Montauk with gifts for kids.

"I would like to take a moment to thank the Montauk community once again for its incredible generosity," Lenahan said.

Every year since 2009, on the day after Thanksgiving, the Montauk Fire Department has placed its famous Red Toy Box on The Green in downtown Montauk, to collect new toys for the less fortunate children in the community," Lenahan said.

"I am more than pleased to announce that 2016 has been a record year for this effort. We collected way over 100 gifts to share with those who might otherwise have none. Thank you so much for making this happen.
Happy New Year!" he said.

Photo by Richard Lewin Professional Photography, soniboy@aol.com.