The Marines ' Toys for Tots program has distributed donated toys for 60 years . In the early days of the program, children were given a toy and told to find something they wanted from it, then put in their own personal donation box at home or school. Marines will fall short of 16.6 million toys distributed last year . If they ca n't fill the need and get every child on the list a toy for Christmas , Butler said , `` It 's gon na break my heart . '' In Atlanta and San Francisco areas , donations down 30 percent .
The Marines ' Toys for Tots program has distributed donated toys for 60 years . In the early days of the program, children were given a toy and told to find something they wanted from it, then put in their own personal donation box at home or school. Marines will fall short of 16.6 million toys distributed last year . In Atlanta and San Francisco areas , donations down 30 percent .