Barstow, CA

Welcome to the High Desert's Toys for Tots Campaign

Toys for Tots Coordinator
SSgt Joseph Ambrosino-Garcia

The Local Impact

Barstow, CA during 2024

77,472
Toys Distributed
38,736
Children Supported


PREPPING FOR THE 2025 SEASON



AREAS CURRENTLY COVERED
Barstow, Apple Valley, Baker, Fort Irwin, Hesperia, Lucerne Valley, Helendale, Newberry Springs, Oak Hills, Oro Grande, Phelan, Pinon Hills, and Victorville. 

We will be publishing a regional map with the zipcodes we will be covering in the coming weeks.



REGISTRATION

The local campaign will not be distributing to individual families. Toy distribution will go to participating non-profit organizations that support your local community.  If an individual family needs toys they need to make contact with social services, local pastor or church, Salvation Army, local city or town hall for possible help.

As a non-profit, if you wish to register, please begin your preparations by collecting the name, age, and gender of each of the children you will be distributing to. Please note that this is for us to keep accountability of our impact to the local communities and to ensure each non-profit is able to receive the necessary amount of toys.


*Active Duty MCLB Marines: List on the remarks, that you are able to pick up on Base, by writing "ON BASE" in the remarks. After submitting your request contact the coordinator directly.  Marines, not spouses or family members are to contact the coordinator directly.


OTHER COORDINATORS IN THE REGION

TWENTYNINE PALMS: CLICK HERE for the Toys for Tots Coordinator 
LA NORTH: CLICK HERE for the Toys for Tots Coordinator
LA SOUTHCLICK HERE for the Toys for Tots Coordinator
CAMP PENDLETON
CLICK HERE for the Toys for Tots Coordinator


TOY DISTRIBUTION

Non-Profit organizations with approved toy requests will receive a date, time, and location for pick-up via text or email.



TOY COLLECTION BOXES

The Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program collects new, and unwrapped, toys from the local community through events and toy box donations.  If you would like to sponsor a Toy DropBox, please fill out the request form. Collecting toys under the Toys for Tots logo without notifying the local campaign or turning the toys over to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program is fraud. Box Distribution will begin in early October or earlier on a case by case basis. The last day for the toy collection will be December 15th.  This will allow us to collect and sort the toys in time for distribution.


EVENT SUPPORT

Toys for Tots Events are some of the best events of the Christmas season.  Businesses and Organizations may put together a Toys for Tots collection event and the Marines can come out to support them. The event is really only limited by your imagination. However, Marines may not endorse a product or service during their support of the Toys for Tots program. We have many wonderful event requests each year and are not always able to support all of them. Please note that there will be a limit on the number of events we can perform due to limited personnel and vehicle support. The last day that we will be able to come out will be December 15th. After that, we will be busy getting ready to distribute all of the toys collected. Please submit your requests by clicking the "Tell Us About Your Event" at the top of this page.


 

Contact information for The Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow Toys for Tots Coordinator: 

Staff Sergeant Ambrosino
barstow.ca@toysfortots.org