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W. Steven Martin Police Toy Drive: Volunteers needed to move toys to new warehouse

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Updated  November 1, 2019 6:22pm MST
Phoenix
FOX 10 Phoenix

W. Steven Martin Police Toy Drive: Volunteers needed to move toys to new warehouse 82

Now that Halloween is over, a Valley non-profit is preparing for the holidays and they need your help to do it. The W. Steven Martin Toy Drive is moving to a new location and needs help moving 100,000 toys.

PHOENIX - Now that Halloween is over, a Valley non-profit is preparing for the holidays and they need your help to do it. The W. Steven Martin Toy Drive is moving to a new location and needs help moving 100,000 toys.

"Saturday, we are going to pack about 100,000 toys into boxes and containers -- there's another 80 that will be here," W. Steven Martin said.

November 2 will be a busy day at the warehouse where W. Steven Martin stores toys for the 911 support program and police toy drive that he started years ago.

"Our toys are distributed not just through police and fire, but corrections officers and a big portion of them are used year-round for emergencies," he said.

W. Steven Martin

So, when first responders need to stock up on toys to give to children they encounter during an emergency, they come here -- and that's where you come in.

"Saturday, you're unloading boxes, you're carrying toys, you're separating toys," Martin said.

The toys will be placed in empty boxes.

"And we separate them by gender, so in an emergency, if there's a fire burnout, officers or firefighters can go right to that age bracket," Martin said.

Martin welcomes all, but in this case, he really needs people who can lift and walk.

The hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon on November 2. There's another opportunity to help unload toys and set up shelves on November 16, also from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

If you are interested in volunteering, contact Martin by email at w.stevenmartin@cox.net or on Facebook for locations.

Online: https://www.911toydrive.com