Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Firefighters 4 Kids Toy Drive






Members of the USS Columbus are gearing up for the 2015 Firefighters 4 Kids Toy Drive. This annual event is sponsored by the Columbus Firefighters and  Channel NBC 4  in Columbus, OH.  The club collects toys all year long, but especially in October and November and in December they present them to a representative of the Columbus Firefighters, who then distribute them to needy children in Central Ohio.  


 
Toys Collected by USS Columbus members in 2014

 Collecting toys for this cause has been an annual tradition of the USS Columbus for the last 11 years, providing families struggling to make ends meet with toys to put under the tree at Christmastime.  Toward Holiday time you'll see firefighters with their boots collecting money on street corners throughout the city.   While this campaign does raise thousands of dollars for the cause, the need is always greater than the supply of toys available.




Club members all pitch in to load the toys
into the back of the squad.






Below is a video of NBC 4's 2014 Firefighters 4 Kids Toy Drive held at the studio.

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