This year, on Veterans Day, three local Marines staked out the Algonquin Colonial Cafe to collect toys for less-fortunate area children.
Retired Commandant Marty Smith III, also known as "Snappy," Cpl. Sean Canaday and veteran Cpl. Anna Sourile greeted diners as part of the Marines' effort to bolster the Toys for Tots collection.
The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted
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There are 17 Algonquin drop-off locations:
Toys R Us, 826 S. Randall Road
Tavern on the Bridge, 101 Chicago
, 1500 E. Algonquin Road
Cardinal Fitness Center, 2172 Lake Cook Road
Coldwell Banker, 777 E. Algonquin Road
Eastgate Elementary School, 540 Longwood Drive
, 1538 E. Algonquin Road
, 4001 W. Algonquin Road
, 451 Rolls Drive
, 273 N. Randall Road
, 1900 S. Randall Road
, 2555 Bunker Hill Drive
, 2400 Huntington Drive
, 461 S. Randall Road
, 2749 W. Algonquin Road
, 300 Eastgate Court
, 2200 Harrish Drive
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