Community's generosity made holidays merry
The members of the Sandpoint Lions Club want to thank all the people who donated the money and toys needed to make the 2014 Toys for Tots program a huge success. We also want to thank the many folks who volunteered their time to help unload the food trucks, haul toys, pack food boxes, and work long hours during the holidays.
The Sandpoint Lions Club has run the local Toys for Tots program for many years. The program provides free, new toys for children from needy families who reside in School District 84. Plus, we provide a holiday food box that feeds their entire family.
Due to the hard work from the members of our club and community, we were able to make sure that:
• A total of 929 kids received great gifts at Christmas.
• A total of 1,474 people in those families had a healthy holiday meal.
The Lions Club extends a very special “thank you” to the students at Sandpoint High School. They again picked Toys for Tots as their Moose Madness charity. We don’t know how they did it, but our leaders of tomorrow raised over $10,600 for Toys for Tots. This is one for the record books!
During the 2014 fundraising efforts, we received money or new toys from local companies, organizations, schools, and hundreds of individuals. We thank each and every one of our contributors for their kind and generous donations.
As always, our local US Marine Corps veterans stepped up to the plate and were instrumental in making our Toys for Tots a huge success.
Very special thanks go to Marlisa Keyes and the Bonner County Daily Bee. The daily coverage of our fundraising activities has been a key factor in making sure that Toys for Tots raises the money needed to pay for toys, gift certificates, and the holiday food boxes. Thank you, Marlisa.
To all of our contributors and volunteers: you are a prime example of why we are the greatest nation in the world.
Thanks again to everyone who made the 2014 Toys for Tots program a great success.
DAVE BANISTER
Chairman
Sandpoint Lions Club
2014 Toys for Tots