GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY -- Volunteers at the Traverse City Coast Guard Air Station were busy Sunday, sorting through thousands of Toys for Tots donations. And while organizers say it's great to see the folks donate their time, what they really need right now is a serious boost in toy donations.
Toys for Tots spokesmen Mike Kent says toy donations are down 20% from last year and right now they're 6,000 toys short of meeting the basic need. Kent says, "We've collected about 15,000 and at the very base, the need is a good 21,000. So at this point we're preparing to tell agencies that we might not be able to meet all the needs that they have."
But Kent says he isn't giving up just yet, he explains, "Every time we've gone to the community, with a clear explanation of what the need is, this community has always come through and that's really what we hope happens in this last week of the campaign... "
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