Disney Final Toy Drive: ABC7 Chicago holding annual ‘Stuff the Massive Bus Toy Specific’ marketing campaign with Toys for Tots at Steinhafels

CHICAGO (WLS) — ‘Tis the season to carry pleasure to youngsters round Chicagoland and that is the objective of the The Disney Final Toy Drive! ABC 7 is holding its annual ‘Stuff the Massive Bus Toy Specific’ marketing campaign on Friday, Dec. 13 to make vacation needs come true for kids in want by supporting the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots.

Toys for Tots 2024 Coordinator, Sergeant Carmen Turrubiartes-Reyes of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, shall be becoming a member of ABC 7 Chicago meteorologist Tracy Butler, dwell on the Orland Park Steinhafels, throughout ABC 7 Eyewitness Information from 4:30 a.m.- 8:00 a.m on Friday, Dec. 13. Viewers are inspired to cease by Steinhafels at 203 Orland Park Place and ‘Stuff the Massive Bus Toy Specific’ with a brand new, unwrapped toy.

Subsequent cease on the ‘Stuff the Massive Bus Toy Specific’ shall be Steinhafels in Schaumburg! ABC 7 anchor Mark Rivera will be part of Tracy, dwell, on the Steinhafels at 915 E. Golf Highway throughout ABC 7’s Eyewitness Information and Windy Metropolis Weekend which air from 11 a.m. to Midday.

After Schaumburg, Mark Rivera and the ‘Massive Bus Toy Specific’ crew will head out to the Marine Corps’ distribution warehouse at 239 Golf Mill Middle in Niles – the previous Sears retailer on the Golf Mill Buying Middle. It is a donated non permanent area the place the Marines will load up toy donations with a bit assist from Santa’s helpers.

This 12 months, Disney has offered grants to Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots across the nation by way of its Disney Final Toy Drive. These grants will ship an extra 75,000 toys to children in want, and an area Disney grant shall be supporting 5,000 new toys proper right here in Chicago! Each toy donation helps Toys for Tots’ objective of accumulating 125,000 toys this 12 months. The 2023 marketing campaign collected almost 115,000 toys which had been delivered to greater than 87,000 youngsters throughout the Chicagoland space.

Those that cannot come out to ‘Stuff the Massive Bus Toy Specific’ with toys may also assist by donating on-line at chicago-il.toysfortots.org or at one of many many Toys for Tots drop-off websites throughout the Chicagoland space by Dec. fifteenth. Individuals may also donate by way of the Disney Final Toy Drive at www.shopdisney.com till Dec. 24.

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