FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Contact: Amanda Maddox (Isakson), 202-224-7777
Marneé Banks (Tester), 202-604-5521
Isakson, Tester Announce Toys for Tots Drive
Invite Senate community to donate toys for underprivileged children
WASHINGTON – U.S.
Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., chairman and
ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today
announced that the committee will once again sponsor a Senate-wide Toys
for Tots drive in honor of the upcoming holidays.
The Senate
unanimously passed S.Res.333, introduced by Isakson and Tester, to
permit the collection of charitable donations in Senate buildings during
the holiday season.
“We
are delighted to host the United States Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for
Tots charity drive to help bring holiday cheer to children in Georgia
and across the country,” said Isakson. “I encourage my Senate colleagues and their staffs to join Senator Tester and myself in participating in a worthy cause.”
“This is a special opportunity to bring holiday cheer to local children and their families,” said Tester. “It’s
an honor to partner with the United States Marine Corps Reserve and
Chairman Isakson to help bring gifts to deserving families in our local
communities.”
Toys
for Tots is an annual program conducted by the United States Marine
Corps Reserve to collect toys for needy children. The committee will be
accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys in drop-off boxes until Dec.
13, 2017, when Marines will collect the donations. Donation boxes are
located in participating Senate offices and outside the committee’s
hearing room, 418 Russell Senate Office Building.
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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 115th Congress.
Isakson
is a veteran himself – having served in the Georgia Air National Guard
from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate VA Committee since
he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home state of Georgia is home to
more than a dozen military installations representing each branch of
the armed services as well as more than 750,000 veterans.