To the Editor:

The Marine Veterans of Fairfield County would like to thank the Newtown community for participating in this year’s Marine Corps Reserve 2022 Toys for Tots program. The nonprofit initiative helps those in need during the holidays by collecting new, unwrapped toys for babies, children, and teens.

The Toys for Tots donations were picked up on December 16, 2022, to allow for toys to be distributed to families in need.

There is still time to help by making a monetary contribution or by selecting a toy through the Virtual Toy Box at toysfortots.org.

I want to personally thank the businesses in our community that participated in Toys for Tots this holiday season as a public drop-off location: Berkshire Hathaway, 84 South Main Street; C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street; Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, 32 Church Hill Road (Suite 106); Cover Two Sports Café, 100 Church Hill Road; Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street; Eversource, 20 Barnabas Road; Giglio Landscape; 71 South Main Street; McKenney Mechanical, 15 Commerce Road; The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road; NewSylum Brewing Company, Keating Farms Avenue; Newtown Community Center, 8 Simpson Street; Newtown Hardware, 61 Church Hill Road; Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street; Newtown Police Department, 191 South Main Street; Newtown Savings Bank, all locations; Newtown Woods, 1211 Brookside Court; Popowich Chiropractic, 71 South Main Street; Reverie Brewing Company, 57B Church Hill Road; Strength and Grace Boutique, 6 Glen Road; and Vein Institute, 33 Church Hill Road.

Also, I would like to express gratitude to the private individuals and businesses who have collected donations for the program each year.

Your unwavering support is appreciated by me and the Marine Veterans of Fairfield County who host the program locally. Your generosity is monumental for the countless families and children who benefit from the program, many of whom would not receive gifts this holiday season without the program’s support.

I would also like to take a moment to thank our military, first responders, and essential workers for their dedicated service.

Semper Fi,

Dave Silber, US Marine Corps Reserve’s

Toys for Tots Area Coordinator

Sandy Hook