Monday, December 23, 2024

Annual Coronado Marine Corps League Toys For Tots Collection Campaign Runs Until Dec. 14

The Coronado Marine Corps League’s annual Toys For Tots collection campaign has kicked off with more than a dozen collection boxes throughout Coronado. Donations of unwrapped toys, children’s books and games can be dropped off at any of the locations through Dec. 14, 2024.

A Toys for Tots team member for the Coronado Marine Corps League shared, “We greatly appreciate the generosity of local businesses and community organizations who are providing space for this effort to make sure children in need in San Diego County receive a gift at Christmas.”

Toys For Tots Coronado locations:

  • John D. Spreckels Center, 1019 7th St.
  • Coronado Community Center, 1845 Strand Way
  • Vons, 868 Orange Ave.
  • Starbucks, 960 Orange Ave.
Starbucks on Orange Avenue is a Toys for Tots location. Left to right: Coronado Marine Corps League member Dave Werner; store manager Crystal Mendoza; district manager SauVe (CQ) Perez; Marine League associate member Armando Acuna.
  • Walgreens, 925 Orange Ave.
  • Rite-Aid, 836 Orange Ave.
  • Coronado Golf Shop, 2000 Visalia Row
  • Coldwell Banker West, 944 Orange Ave.
From left, Tom Kelleher, associate member Coronado Marine Corps League; Jim Nelson and Kilee Walker of Coldwell Banker West; Dave Werner, member Coronado Marine Corps League.
  • Stay Coronado, 843 Orange Ave.
  • US Bank, 800 Orange Ave.
Updated Dec. 10, 2024 — A full box of donated toys plus two bikes from generous Toys for Tots contributors at Coronado’s US Bank. From left, Coronado Marine Corps League associate member Tom Kelleher; US Bank representatives Rudy Maldonado, Erica Garcia, Michael Brown and Dana Gaither.
  • VFW, 557 Orange Ave.
  • Coronado Yacht Club, 1631 Strand Way
Updated Dec. 10, 2024 — The Toys for Tots box at Coronado’s Chase Bank was full of wonderful Christmas toys donated by generous bank customers. From left, Coronado Marine Corps League associate members Armando Acuna and Tom Kelleher; Chase Bank representatives Laura Williams and Vanessa Diaz.
  • Chase Bank, 1000 Orange Ave.
  • Bank of America, 1199 Orange Ave.
  • Village Ace Hardware, 949 Orange Ave.
  • High Tide Bottle Shop & Kitchen, 933 Orange Ave.
  • McP’s Irish Pub, 1107 Orange Ave.
McP’s Irish Pub on Orange Avenue is a Toys for Tots collection location. Left to right: Coronado Marine Corps League associate member Armando Acuna; McP’s manager Ted Taylor; Coronado Marine Corps League member Dave Werner.
  • Gelato Paradiso, 918 Orange Ave.
  • Boney’s Bayside Market, 155 Orange Ave.
  • Village Elementary School office, 600 6th St.
  • Beer by the Bay on Nov. 30 at the Ferry Landing.



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Originally from upstate New York, Dani Schwartz has lived in Coronado since 1996. She is happy to call Coronado home and to have raised her children here. In her free time she enjoys reading, exercising, trying new restaurants, and just walking her dog around the "island." Have news to share? Send tips or story ideas to: [email protected]

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