Servers At Greene Turtle In Owings Mills To Donate Tips For Kids

OWINGS MILLS, MD — Tips from patrons at The Greene Turtle in Owings Mills will brighten the holidays for children the Baltimore area. During the 14th annual Tips for Tots, employees will pool together 100 percent of the tips they earn Wednesday, Dec. 11, to purchase toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots campaign.

The corporate Greene Turtle office will contribute $500 to Toys for Tots for each team that generates at least $1,000 in tips Wednesday as well.

In the past several years, The Greene Turtle reports Tips for Tots has raised more than $500,000 for needy children.

As part of the Tips for Tots celebration, there will be entertainment and giveaways.

"Tips for Tots" was the idea of Corlie Brice, a bartender at The Greene Turtle in Salisbury. Brice noticed a sign on a nearby business that was serving as a Toys for Tots drop-off site. She felt compelled to take all of her tips from that day to purchase toys for the program. She also encouraged her coworkers to join her. That day in 2006, they generated $700 and went on a shopping spree to benefit local youth.

The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille has 44 locations across Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, and all will be participating in the Dec. 11 Tips for Tots.

The mission of Toys for Tots is to collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute them to less fortunate children at Christmas. Founded through the Marine Corps in 1991, the nonprofit organization is still run exclusively by veteran Marines.

Tips for Tots at The Greene Turtle in Owings Mills is from 11 a.m. until close Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 2 Restaurant Park Drive North, Owings Mills.