The city of Irvine and Irvine 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee invite the community to bring holiday cheer to Marine families by donating new, unwrapped gifts suitable for infants or children ages 12 and younger.
The annual Holiday Toy Drive benefits the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment stationed at Camp Pendleton. Donations are accepted through Dec. 13.
The regiment, aka the 2/11, was first activated in 1918 at Montierchaume, France. Its primary mission is to provide artillery support to the 5th Marine Regiment. The City of Irvine adopted the battalion in 2007.
Drop-off boxes are available at the following locations:
- Irvine City Hall and Irvine Police Department, 1 Civic Center Plaza, weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Great Park Visitors Center, 8000 Great Park Blvd., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily
- Heritage Park Library, 14361 Yale Ave., Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Fri.-Sun. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- University Park Library, 4512 Sandburg Way, Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Fri.-Sun. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Drive-through drop-off events, Dec. 7 and 13 from 9 a.m. to noon, take place in the parking lot near Irvine Civic Center’s Deanna Manning Stadium.
For more information about the toy drive, call 949.724.6029 or email pio@cityofirvine.org. Shopping at Ralph’s, recycling, pre-deployment events and care packages also support the 2/11; for information on those activities, visit https://legacy.cityofirvine.org/cityhall/cs/2_11_adoption_program/current_events.asp
