More than 400 local residents and over 100 Trenton-area organizations and schools received gifts from the United States Marine Corps Reserve’s “Toys For Tots” initiative. A two-day event last week distributed gifts to recipients inside Cure Insurance Arena as members of the Trenton Police Depa rtment’s Community Affairs division and Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office aided the effort. The mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is to assist the U. S. Marine Corps in providing a tangible sign of hope to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas. Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office provided food from El Tule Restaurant for the Toys For Tots event at Cure Insurance Arena. Sgt. Sherika Salmon, far right, repped for Prosecutor’s Office. (The Trentonian/L.A. Parker) This assistance includes providing day-to-day leadership and oversight of the Program, raising funds to provide toys to supplement the collections of local Toys for Tots Chapters, to provide promotional and support material and defray the costs of conducting annual Toys for Tots Chapters. Other Foundation support includes providing administrative, advisory, financial, logistic and promotional support to local Toys for Tots Coordinators; managing funds raised and monies donated based on the use of Toys for Tots name or logo; providing other support the Marine Corps, as a federal agency, cannot provide; and conducting public education and information programs about Toys for Tots that call the general public to action in support of this patriotic community action program. For info contact toysfortots.org. Vincent Bridgett, Sr., CEO and director of Trenton United Family Foundation (TUFF), received toys for clients of his Trenton-based organization. (The Trentonian/L.A. Parker) ...read more read less