Toys for Tots President and CEO Lt. Gen. Jim Laster gives an update on toy collection and donation efforts on 'Fox & Friends.'
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Thanks PETE,
the Marine corps is on a mission
to spread cheer to kids in need
this Christmas season, but they
need our help and gathering
donations for toys for tots amid
the pandemic
here to share how we can help
toys for tots President and CEO
Lt General Jim Lasseter
Good Morning general. Thank you
so much for joining us today,
well good morning to you
and thank you so much for having
me on your show.
In fact, if I could say, the
exposure that Fox has given
us over the past month has just
been tremendous and its helped
significantly with donation as
well as toy collection. So we
are very grateful.
Thank you.
Thank you. So much
tell us how the pandemic has
shaped donations and especially
the shift to online shopping,
how that has affected people in
need and people giving
well. We, of course, were very
concerned about it and we came
up with different models to
share with our coordinators
nationwide,
the one that seems to be working.
The best is the drive, thru
distribution model.
In fact, I was in Prince Georges
County Maryland on Saturday
watching a drive, thru
distribution model that
supported fifteen thousand children in one
day, so that may be even a
concept that we look at even
when the pandemic is over.
You know to use a marine term.
We have adapted and overcome the
situation.
We are maneuvering and we will
accomplish the mission
and its my
understanding that, because
people have shifted to online
shopping during the pandemic,
theyre not seeing physical,
brick and mortar and the stands
that you used to have in the
past. So where can viewers go?
You talked about the drive up
distribution centers.
Where can they go online to help
and support your mission also
just go to first of all go
to the local website wherever
they are, but the fallback be to
our national website, which is
toysfortots dot. Org
and Sir tell us
about the changes that youve
seen in the last ten months since
the pandemic started.
What are your greatest challenge
s?
What changes have you seen for
those kids in need and for
those donating
well going back a few
months ago? I think everyone
knows toys for tots is a
Christmastime charity, but, as the
ceo, I have been looking
for ways to expand that support
to less fortunate children and
during the pandemic we in fact
donated or actually
distributed, two million toys,
books and games to children
just to bring some normalcy back
into their lives and to lessen
their anxiety.
We also have a literacy program
that were partnered with ups
store on and weve been
providing books to less
fortunate children, especially
to title I schools and after
this Christmas campaign my
intent is to continue support
to less fortunate children, both
by our literacy program, as well
as at times of natural
disasters.
I think that we have a role in
emotional support of children
general. Thank you
for your service and bless you
for the work that toys for tots
does
the website viewers is Toysfor, T
Ots, DOT, org.
Merry Christmas to you, sir.
Transcript generated on 2020-12-21.