{"id":172355,"date":"2020-11-02T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=172355"},"modified":"2021-12-22T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T18:45:59","slug":"toys-for-tots-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/toys-for-tots-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How Toys for Tots is Creating Magic for Families in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This season we&#8217;re proud to partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toysfortots.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toys For Tots<\/a>, whose mission is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children at Christmas. Created and run by the U.S. Marine Corps in 1991, this foundation has helped more than 272 million children to date.<\/p>\n<p>One such family is that of Cynthia, JJ, and Anthony.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia was a single mom for 7 years and struggled to make ends meet. Like every parent, she wanted her children to have a joyful Christmas. \u201cToys for Tots helped make my boy\u2019s Christmas special for several years,\u201d said Cynthia. \u201cThe joy they experienced by receiving toys from Marines would always bring tears to my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173034 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/15121858\/Cynthia-Leota-Kids-e1634325554266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"354\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Those joyful Christmases continued for several years and now Cynthia has even more things to smile about. She went on to say, \u201cWe are no longer living in poverty and are now able to give back to several organizations who were beacons of light to our family in a dark time.\u201d Not only are they giving back to various organizations, but her sons, Anthony and JJ, are both giving back to their country by serving as Marines. \u201cI am happy to share that my boys are both serving in the Marine Corps\u201d, said Cynthia. She went on to say, \u201cwe are especially happy and blessed to be able to give back to Toys for Tots!\u201d Semper Fi Cynthia, JJ, and Anthony!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173035 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/15121945\/Cynthia-Leota1-e1634325595947.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Want to create joy for families like Cynthia&#8217;s? Here&#8217;s how you can help:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donate in an upcoming FabFitFun flash sale<\/strong><br \/>\nYour donation will go toward providing toys, books, and other gifts to children in local communities through the end of December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participate in your local fundraiser<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you want to directly donate a new toy, you can find a local Toys for Tots campaign near you at fff.me\/toysfortots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-172356 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/13092645\/JJ-and-Santa-e1634327442252.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> FabFitFun will give 100% of all donations made in FabFitFun\u2019s sales between October 22, 2021 and January 19, 2022 to Toys for Tots, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. FabFitFun shall match all donations made in our sales between those dates, up to $100,000. Toys for Tots is available by calling (732) 906-0110 or by visiting their website at https:\/\/www.toysfortots.org\/. Your donation may be tax-deductible, but because taxes are dependent on your individual circumstances, you should check with your tax advisor. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"This season we're proud to partner with Toys For Tots, whose mission is to collect ...","author":422344,"featured_media":173033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[201],"tags":[438,780],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/15121220\/08-11-10_babw_253-2-e1634326463556.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/15121220\/08-11-10_babw_253-2-e1634326463556-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"November 2, 2020","category_name":"Members Only","category_icon":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/11113301\/iSiu0EDM.png","author_name":"Monica Chang","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#b4aef2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/422344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}