Wednesday, November 26, 2003
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Wednesday, November 26, 2003 |
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Local Toys for Tots drive underway Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty offices have once again been designated as collection points for the annual U. S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign. Jerry Nesbitt, managing broker of the company’s Peachtree City/Fayette County office, is again the Toys for Tots coordinator for the firm. This is the 56th annual oys for Tots drive, and this is the 22nd year that Coldwell Banker Bullard has participated in the effort. Area residents wanting to contribute can drop off a new, unwrapped toy at a Coldwell Banker Bullard office or one of the other collection points, and the Marines will take it from there, distributing the toys to needy children through local charitable organizations. Nesbitt said his company’s collection effort this year is now underway, and Monday, Dec. 22, is the deadline to bring items to Coldwell Banker Bullard office. For those preferring to contribute money to the campaign, a check made out to Toys for Tots will be accepted. Coldwell Banker Bullard offices are located at 238 Stockbridge Rd., Jonesboro; 4295 Jodeco Rd., McDonough; 658 West Third Street, Jackson; 1968-A Ga. Highway 54 West, Fayetteville (just outside the eastern city limits of Peachtree City); on Ga. Highway 34 East, Newnan (just west of the Thomas Crossroads intersection); and 122-A South 13th St. in Griffin. The Toys for Tots campaign has grown from a small project in the Los Angeles area to nationwide effort. The campaign has the support of a wide array of other organizations, groups, committees, locals businesses, and national corporations.
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