In 1947, a group of Marines recognized a need in this country and found a way to fill it - Toys For Tots. As history has proven time and time again, marines do not do anything halfway. Over the years Marines have distributed over 313,000,000 Toys andbrought the joy of Christmas and a message of hope to some 151 million children. Just think of that. Over one hundred fifty-one million Christmas Dreams have come true. Impressive as those numbers are, they do not tell the whole story. Every year there is a gap between the number of children needing toys and the number of toys available.We often hear - especially when a potential donor is trying to choose between two or more worthy charities- ? It?s just a toy. With all the problems facing the children in America today, what difference does a toy make?? Well, the difference is Hope.Think about it, how many times can a child miss out on the simple joy of a toy at Christmas before he or she begins to stop hoping?