Marines Collecting Toys for Tots at Gillespie Field El Cajon

EAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY -- Putting a smile on a child’s face feels especially good during the holiday season, and you can get that good feeling by teaming up with County airports and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and donating a new, unwrapped toy to their annual Toys for Tots drive.

Collection boxes are out through Dec. 17 at four County airports: Gillespie Field in El Cajon, McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, the Fallbrook Airpark and Ramona Airport.

The toys that are donated are distributed each year to less fortunate children in our county communities.
As in previous years, Marines will hold two special collections, in person and in full uniform, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Ramona Airport and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Fallbrook Airpark.

Donations can include new unwrapped toys, bikes, games, dolls, stuffed animals and just about anything that will help brighten up a child’s holidays. Pilots can fly in their donations to the airports.

For more information, contact the Fallbrook Airpark at (760) 723-8395 or Ramona Airport at (760) 788-3366.

Image courtesy of County of San Diego