TOYS FOR TOTS

Western Washington Medical Group (WWMG) is pleased to announce that the Family Medicine Group at the Silver Lake Medical Center, 12728 19^th Avenue SE, Suite 300, Everett, WA  98208, will be collecting toys for the US Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots 2011 campaign. Toys can be dropped off from Monday, November 28^th through Wednesday, December 14^th, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The center is not open on weekends. The donation box will be located near the elevator on the third floor.

A new unwrapped toy will delight a needy local child and bring them a message of hope and help during the Christmas season. The idea began back in 1947 when a Major Bill Hendricks, a Marine Reservist in Los Angeles, was inspired by his wife to collect 5,000 toys and distribute them to needy children for Christmas. It was so successful that the following year, the US Marine Corp adopted the program and took it nation-wide. Since then, it has brought the joy of Christmas to over 188 million children.

There's no time like the holiday season to reach out to the less fortunate and bring some of our own holiday cheer into their lives. We live in a world where people struggle, even in America, to put enough food on the table for their children or to provide for them the way that they want. For those of us who don't struggle with those issues day after day, there is much joy in helping others --especially around the holiday season. And that is why Western Washington Medical Group has chosen to be a Toys for Tots collection site this year.

If you live in the South Everett, Silver Lake, or Mill Creek area we are convenient for an easy drop off at our Family Medicine site. Please consider stopping by with an unwrapped toy for a child of any age. It will make you feel warm and fuzzy all over.