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Library's Toys for Tots Collection Begins Nov. 26
Donations will be accepted at Vernon Area Public Library until Dec. 13.
The Vernon Area Public Library is among the local Toys for Tots collection sites this holiday season.
New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the library from Nov. 26 to Dec. 13. The library is open from 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and noon–5 p.m. on Sunday.
Toys for Tots aims to provide Christmas gifts for children of families in need. For each requesting family, Toys for Tots aims to provide two toys, one large and one small, for each child ages 0–14.
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Suggestions include sports equipment, games, action figures, dolls, toy vehicles, puzzles or anything for babies or toddlers. If the toy requires batteries, please be sure to include them. Toys for Tots does not accept food, clothes, used toys, or liquid products such as perfumes, lotions or body wash.
Toys for Tots collection boxes are also stationed at the Buffalo Grove Police Department, Village Hall and the Buffalo Grove Park District's Alcott Center.Find out what's happening in Buffalo Grovewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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