Chesterbrook Academy Students Donate 60 Gifts to Local Children

Students at Chesterbrook Academy Preschool in the Research Park at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recently donated more than 60 gifts for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. Over the past few weeks, students worked together to collect a variety of gifts for children of all ages. The gifts will be distributed to children in need in the Champaign area. Through this initiative, students learned the importance of giving back to the community, especially during the holidays.

Toys for Tots, a 70-year national charitable program run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, provides happiness and hope to less fortunate children during each holiday season. The toys, books and other gifts collected and distributed by Marines and volunteers offer these children recognition, confidence and a positive memory for a lifetime. For more information, visit www.toysfortots.org.