POTTSTOWN PA – Annual Marine Corps Reserve “Toys For Tots” campaigns are under way in Montgomery, Berks, and Chester counties.
Toys for Tots receives donations of new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December, then distributes those toys as holiday gifts. Recipients are needy children whose families live in communities where the campaigns are held.
Toy donations are being collected now in all three counties at a total of nearly 70 sites. Below is a list of the campaigns currently operating, the municipalities they serve, and their toy drop-off locations (within Travels With The Post readership area) as provided online.
Collectively, the three counties’ affiliated groups during 2023 successfully distributed more than 104,000 toys to more than 44,000 children, their websites report. A national non-profit, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, oversees, raises funds for, and supports the mostly volunteer, county-based organizations.
Montgomery County – Pottstown
The Montgomery County – Pottstown campaign covers the boroughs of Pottstown, Royersford, Trappe, and Collegeville; and the townships of Upper, Lower, and West Pottsgrove, Limerick, Upper Providence, and Perkiomen. Its toy drop-off deadline is Dec. 14 (2024; Saturday).
Its toy drop-off sites include:
- Arbor Grove Apartments, 958 Hale St. Unit B, Pottstown PA;
- Bob’s Place Bar and Restaurant, 215 Main St., Royersford PA;
- Boyd Horrox Life Celebration Home, 200 W. Germantown Pk., Norristown PA;
- Carriage House Restaurant, 745 Gravel Pk., East Greenville PA;
- CubeSmart, 1400 N. Charlotte St. Unit B, Pottstown PA;
- CVS Pharmacy, 1206 N. Gravel Pk., Zieglersville PA
- Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, 200 Main St., King of Prussia PA;
- Fraternal Order of Eagles, 924 South St., Pottstown PA;
- G&T Tires & Auto, 368 Gravel Pk., Collegeville PA;
- Hardline 4×4, 133 Possum Hollow Rd. Ste. 130, Pottstown PA;
- Heat All-Stars, 2965 E. High St., Pottstown PA;
- Hollywood Garage, 335 W. High St., Pottstown PA;
- Karma Salon Studio, 753 W. Main St., Trappe PA;
- Kate Spade, 160 N. Gulph Rd. Ste. 1205B, King of Prussia PA;
- Mattress Firm, 400 Front St., Collegeville PA;
- Morningside House of Collegeville, 1421 S. Collegeville Rd., Collegeville PA;
- Phoenix Physical Therapy, 1277 N. Charlotte St., Pottstown PA;
- Recent Communications Inc., 826 N. Lewis Rd. Ste. 100, Royersford PA;
- Redner’s Markets Inc., 1300 N. Charlotte St., Pottstown PA;
- Redner’s Markets Inc., 367 High St., Pottstown PA;
- Redner’s Markets Inc., 201 Second Ave., Collegeville PA;
- Skippack Stylekrafters, 4019 Skippack Pk., Skippack PA;
- Soul Joel’s at Sunnybrook, 50 N. Sunnybrook Rd., Pottstown PA;
- SS Industries, 106 GP Clement Dr., Collegeville PA;
- State Rep. Matthew Bradford, 2000 Bustard Rd. Ste. 6, Cedars PA;
- The Salon, 13 Moser Rd. Unit 13, Pottstown PA;
- TPD, 2500 E. High St. Ste. 650, Pottstown PA;
- Truist Bank, 2900 N. Charlotte St., Gilbertsville PA;
- Wawa, 1520 E. High St., Pottstown PA; and
- Wehrung’s Collegeville, 3851 Ridge Pk., Collegeville PA.
Montgomery County – Central
The Montgomery County – Central campaign in part covers the boroughs of Harleysville, Schwenksville, and Skippack; and the townships of Salford, Upper and Lower Salford, Skippack, and Worcester. Its toy drop-off deadline is Dec. 6 (Friday).
Its toy drop-off sites include:
- Ace Hardware Harleysville, 467 Main St., Harleysville PA;
- AFC Urgent Care, 1551 S. Valley Forge Rd., Lansdale PA;
- Butterfly ‘N Motion, 373 E. Main St., Collegeville PA;
- Cambria Showroom, 780 Third Ave., King of Prussia PA;
- CubeSmart, 714 Markley St., Norristown PA;
- CubeSmart Store 118, 400 Guthrie Rd., King of Prussia PA;
- North Penn Water Authority, 300 Forty Foot Rd., Lansdale PA, and
- Walmart, 651 Main St., Harleysville PA;
Montgomery County – Northwest (Red Hill)
The Montgomery County – Northwest campaign covers the boroughs of East Greenville, Pennsburg, Red Hill, and Green Lane; and the townships of Douglass (Montgomery), New and Upper Hanover, Upper and Lower Frederick, and Marlborough. Its toy drop-off deadline is Dec. 18 (Wednesday).
Its toy drop-off sites include:
- In Bally: Ambler Savings Bank, Bally Ribbon Mills, Longacres, Quigley Cheverolet;
- In Bechtelsville: Walmart Store #5239;
- In Boyertown: Patriot Chevrolet, Redner’s Warehouse Outlet;
- In Fredrick: New Hanover Police Department, Fredrick Living;
- In Gilbertsville: Key Bank, Kulp Car Rental, Pottsgrove Gun Club, Virtual Essence Hair Design, Waste Management;
- In East Greenville: Eastern Propane-Superior Plus Propane, Supercuts, Valley Lock and Door Corp., Walmart Store #3810, Wells Fargo Bank;
- In Pennsburg: Brode Real Estate, Copart Auto Auction, Pizza COMO & PC Pub, Quakertown National Bank, Raw Replenish, St. Lukes Physical Therapy;
- In Red Hill: Red Hill Dental, Redner’s Warehouse Market, VFW #5954;
- In Green Lane: SLM Communications, Harleysville Savings Bank;
- In Schwenksville: Perkiomen Valley Library; and
- In Zieglerville: Little’s of Zieglerville.
The southwest portion of Montgomery County is covered by the Montgomery County – Abington Township campaign.
Berks County
The Berks County campaign covers all municipalities in the county. Its toy drop-off deadline is Dec. 15 (Sunday).
Its toy drop-off sites include:
- Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, 85 S. Walnut St., Boyertown PA;
- CVS Pharmacy, 801 E. Philadelphia Ave. Ste. 5, Boyertown PA;
- Keystone Villa at Douglassville, 1152 E. Ben Franklin Highway East, Douglassville PA; and
- Truist Bank, 750 Crossings Blvd., Elverson PA.
Chester County
The Chester County campaign covers all municipalities in the county. Its toy drop-off deadline is Dec. 6 (Friday).
Its toy drop-off sites include:
- United Tire & Service of Phoenixville, 637 W. Bridge St., Phoenixville PA;
- Woodbridge Place Senior Living, 1191 Rapps Dam Rd., Phoenixville PA;
- CubeSmart, 1000 Nutt Rd., Phoenixville PA;
- CubeSmart Self Storage, 351 W. Schuylkill Rd, Pottstown PA;
- Fitness 1440 North Coventry, 58 Glocker Way, Pottstown PA;
- JAB Insurance Brokers, 685 S. Hanover St., Pottstown PA;
- Spring City Public Library, 245 Broad St., Spring City PA; and
- Liberty Fire Co., 20 S. Main St., Spring City PA.
Photos provided to Travels With The Post by the Marine Corps Reserve “Toys For Tots”
