•December 12, 2018•

The area Toys for Tots drive for 2018 has received tremendous support from the Piatt County area, Coordinator Eric Kenney pointed out.
Of the 280 toys collected for the annual program in Moultrie and Piatt counties Moultrie County collected some 96 toys from First National Bank in Sullivan plus Dollar General drop boxes in Sullivan and Bethany.
In Piatt County the Cerro Gordo led collection locations with the Dollar General collecting 134 toys at a single location,.
Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by reservist Major Bill Hendricks.