DAPHNE, Ala. — dressbarn in the Daphne area hopes that you’ll add just one more person to your holiday shopping list this season and share the joy of the holidays with of one of the nearly 13 million children now living in poverty in this country. 

For the third consecutive year, dressbarn is partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program to help ensure that no disadvantaged child is forgotten this holiday season.

dressbarn staffers in the Daphne area are asking customers and associates to donate new, unwrapped toys at their local store; the toy drive runs through Dec. 14.

Toys for Tots will distribute all donated toys to children in the store’s local community.  As a thank you, dressbarn is offering each person who donates a toy a coupon for 15 percent off the purchase of a regular-priced item.

About Toys for Tots

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program helps less fortunate children throughout the country experience the joy of Christmas.

Through the program, the organization hopes to play an active role in the development of children, to unite members of the local communities in a common cause and to contribute to better communities in the future.