In the spirit of the holiday season, Mayor Mike Spano is joining forces with the Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation and the U.S Marine Corps Reserve to launch the city’s first-ever Toys for Tots program to bring joy, comfort, and hope to children in need this holiday season.
“Toys for Tots has delivered happiness and a message of hope to millions of children for decades. I’m proud that our Parks Department is joining this mission for the first time and giving Yonkers families another way to make a meaningful difference this holiday season.” said Mayor Mike Spano.
Yonkers residents are encouraged to drop off new, unwrapped toys at designated Parks Department locations through December 15. Locations include Yonkers Parks Headquarters, 285 Nepperhan Avenue; E.J. Murray’s Memorial Skating Center, 348 Tuckahoe Road; Nodine Hill Community Center, 140 Fillmore Street; Bernice Spreckman Community Center, 777 McLean Avenue; Charles Cola Community Center, 945 N. Broadway; Scotti Community Center, 680 Bronx River Road and Nepperhan Community Center, 342 Warburton Avenue/
“The Yonkers Parks Department is happy to partner with the Marine Corps Reserves and their many dedicated volunteers to send a message of hope and a distribution of toys to those less fortunate,” said Yonkers Parks, Recreation and Conservation Commissioner Steve Sansone.
For more than 75 years, Toys for Tots has been a nationally recognized program led by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, collecting and distributing new toys to children who may otherwise go without during the holidays.