Toys for Tots needs more youth toys
SUN PHOTO BY TOM CHANG, tchang@sun-herald.com
Gunnery Sgt. Gary Lubitz, from left, restaurant manager Brianne Wolley and Charlotte County chapter coordinator for Toys for Tots Sgt. Maj. Richard Frattarelli hold up a plaque from Toys for Toys at Leverock's Restaurant, 7092 Placida Road, Placida, recognizing the restaurant as a drop-off center.
ENGLEWOOD — Toys for Tots is looking for donations to help children of all ages this holiday season, but kids ages 8-16, and children in area hospitals and trauma shelters across Charlotte and Sarasota counties, are of particular concern now that Englewood Helping Hand is not doing its toy drive this year.
“It’s (in) everyone’s best interest to help foster our youth and our community,” said Daniel Esposito, coordinator of Toys for Tots for Sarasota County. “The whole idea about Toys for Tots is about building confidence in the community.”
