In a year when some Kansas City area families have struggled to put food on the table, concern now turns to whether their children will have presents under the tree.
With just a few weeks left until Christmas, one of the largest toy drives in the area is reaching out to the community after receiving an all-time high number of requests this year. The Marine Toys for Tots campaign — which provided toys for more than 50,000 area children last year — needs to meet the need of more than 60,000 kids this year.
“It’s pretty daunting,” said Staff Sgt. Cristian Martinez, the Kansas City region Toys for Tots Marine coordinator. “Seeing the additional 10,000, I was kind of taken aback, just because, you know, it was a lot more than what the campaign usually gets here in Kansas City.”…