Toy Drive to Benefit Military Children and their Families

11/4/2010

The City of Irvine and the Irvine 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee are hosting a special toy drive this holiday season to benefit children and families of Irvine's adopted Marine battalion from Camp Pendleton. Toy collection containers will be available at the Orange County Great Park Visitors Center, located off the 5 Freeway at Sand Canyon and Marine Way, and in the lobbies of the Irvine Civic Center and Police Department, located at 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, through December 9.  

The community is being asked to donate a new, unwrapped gift suitable for infants or children through 12 years of age.

Toys will be distributed to service member families during a special holiday program in December. For additional toy drive information, contact Brittany Hale, 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee Chair, at 949-230-4406.

The 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (2/11) was officially adopted by the City of Irvine on September 15, 2007. Comprised of roughly 750 Marines and Sailors, the 155mm howitzer battalion’s primary mission is direct support to the 5th Marine Regiment during times of conflict.