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for the 2002 Toys for Tots parade to benefit patients at Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia ]] 's CEO and CFO present the results of the company's Toys for Tots drive at InPhonic/Wirefly Headquarters, December 2006]] Toys For Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which donates Toy s to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas . The program was founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks . The familiar logo of a train with the name on it was created by artists at Walt Disney Studios . The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charity, serves to fund, raise funds for, and support the program. The mission of the program "is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted." Marines passing out toys will frequently be in full Dress Blue uniform. HISTORY PARTNERS NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
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