SLIDE SHOW: Toys for Tots spreads Christmas cheer to hundreds through annual toy distribution
Published 11:33 am Saturday, December 20, 2025
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Rudy Higueros, 7 months, hugs Marine Corps veteran Don Butler, dressed as Sgt. Claus, as he and his parents arrive to pick up their Toys for Tots bag of Christmas gifts at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Emma Gomez, 7, and Margo Smith, 13, carry a large bag of Christmas toys as they volunteer to help distribute Toys for Tots bags of gifts to over 200 local families at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Jordan Bailey, 11, lifts a large bag of Christmas toys as he volunteers to help distribute Toys for Tots bags of gifts to over 200 local families at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Over 200 local families visit the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial to pick up their Toys for Tots bags of Christmas gifts on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Over 200 local families file into the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial to pick up their Toys for Tots bags of Christmas gifts on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Over 200 local families file into the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial to pick up their Toys for Tots bags of Christmas gifts on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Families pick out stocking stuffer gifts as they arrive to pick up their Toys for Tots bag of Christmas gifts at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Jewel Brown, 5, drops off her letter to Santa in Santa’s mailbox as she and her parents arrive to pick up their Toys for Tots bag of Christmas gifts at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Over 200 local families file into the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial to pick up their Toys for Tots bags of Christmas gifts on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Dozens of volunteers help distribute Toys for Tots bags of Christmas gifts to over 200 local families at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Amazing Wolfe, 9 months, looks up at Marine Corps veteran Don Butler, dressed as Sgt. Claus, as she and her parents arrive to pick up their Toys for Tots bag of Christmas gifts at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Stacks of books and toys are sorted by age groups as families arrive to pick up their Toys for Tots bags of Christmas gifts at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. Over 825 families received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Dozens of volunteers help distribute Toys for Tots bags of Christmas gifts to over 200 local families at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Osiris Lawson, 3, holds his stocking as he and his mother arrive to pick up their Toys for Tots bag of Christmas gifts at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
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Aubrey Holland, 8, drops off her letter to Santa in Santa’s mailbox as she and her parents arrive to pick up their Toys for Tots bag of Christmas gifts at the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year. (Grace McDowell)
Over 200 local families filed into the “North Pole” in the Metals and More building off Veterans Memorial to pick up their Toys for Tots bags of Christmas gifts on the final distribution day for Warren County residents on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. More than 825 families total received gifts through Toys for Tots this year.

