Long & Foster Real Estate, the nation’s No. 1 independent real estate brand by sales volume, has announced that its Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, office recently took part in the annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign. The office was thrilled with the overwhelming response from its agents and the community this year.
“The Toys for Tots initiative is always a fun, important cause and we’re excited to once again take part while providing our neighbors a convenient location to drop of donations,” said Debora Weidman-Phillips, manager of the Blue Bell office. “It’s great to know that by collecting toys throughout the holiday season, we can help make sure children who are less fortunate in our area have a more cheerful holiday.”
Long & Foster offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic region participated in the Toys for Tots donation drive. This year marks the company’s 27th year participating in the holiday collection campaign. Between now and mid-December, each of Long & Foster’s more than 200 offices throughout seven states and the District of Columbia will accept toy donations. Long & Foster employees at the company’s home office in Chantilly, Virginia, will also participate in the annual holiday campaign.
“Giving back to the many communities in which we live and work is important to our Long & Foster family, which is why we participate in the Toys for Tots drive year after year,” said Jeffrey S. Detwiler, chief executive officer of The Long & Foster Companies. “The U.S. Marines have built a tremendous program with Toys for Tots, and our employees, agents and their clients appreciate and enjoy the opportunity to share the holiday spirit with children who might not receive anything otherwise.”
Once the toys are collected and presented to the U.S. Marines, they are distributed through churches and social welfare agencies to the neediest children throughout the community. Started by the U.S. Marines in 1947, the Toys for Tots campaign is an annual toy collecting drive that now reaches throughout 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Toys for Tots has distributed millions of toys to millions of children over the years, and Long & Foster contributes to this effort by collecting thousands of new toys throughout the company’s Mid-Atlantic market area each year.
For information on this year’s Toys for Tots Campaign, call the Blue Bell office at 215-654-5900 or visit www.toysfortots.org.