Eleven years ago the Chapter decided to participate in the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots Program. The Marine Corps Reserve partners with the Guam Chamber of Commerce which receives the toy donations on behalf of the Marine Corps from the island’s businesses and organizations.
Each year that we have participated our toy donation has surpassed the previous year’s donation. We have established "Shopping Elves" to help those members who just don’t have the time to shop and we are always on the lookout for great sales. As teenagers are often the most overlooked children when people donate to Toys for Tots, we try to target this age group.
Although we are a small organization, we have become such an important contributor that the Chamber now looks forward to our arrival. Last Christmas the Chamber posted on its Facebook page a photo of us with our toy donation and we received over 350 likes.
We want to take this opportunity to thank our Associate Members who made special donations to this project. Our 2023 goal is to surpass our 2022 donation!