Note to potential Santas

[melissajm]

Toys R Us is matching donations to Toys For Tots done at its stores. If anyone was thinking of doing it, it's a way to donate twice as many toys.

My husband (boyfriend at the time) got me started on the annual T4T donation. He was working at Woolworth's, and with the help of a sale and his employee discount, he bought a brand new kid's bike. He goes up to the Marine on duty with this herfty box in his arms and asks "Can you arrange things so that this will fit in the barrel?"

Marine, eyebrow raised: "What is it?"

Husband-to-be: "It's a bike."

That was the only time I've ever seen a Marine cry. It was really something. Give it a try.

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[wishwords.livejournal.com]

Are you familiar with the SCA - Society for Creative Anachronism? We are a bunch of medieval reenactors. Every Nov/Dec the various Kingdoms and Baronies hold Toys for Tots tournaments. If you want to participate in the tournament as either a fighter or an artisan you must pay the admission fee of a toy. You sign up at the table for whichever competition you are competing in, show them your toy and then go put it in the box. People who aren't competing are free to donate toys as well. It's pretty neat.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

I've never been in it, but I know about it.

That'a a wonderful idea!