FOX 5 Atlanta is helping to lend a helping hand to Santa and the Marines this year with the Toys For Tots program. Saturday, anchors and reporters with FOX 5 News gathered at the Publix on Holcomb Bridge Road at Peachtree Industrial in Norcross for the Great Toy Drop.
The annual event helps raise further awareness for the month-long collection of new, unwrapped toys for families who need a little help to spread joy this season.
CLICK ON THE PICTURES ABOVE TO SEE SOME OF SATURDAY'S EVENT
If you missed it, you can still stop by one of the many other Toys For Tots events. Click here for a full list. The Toys for Tots program runs through December 22nd.
Friday, December 14 2012 6:30 PM EST2012-12-14 23:30:47 GMT
You've got just more than a week left to help brighten a local child's holiday! The annual Toys for Tots toy drive rolls on.
You've got just more than a week left to help brighten a local child's holiday! The annual Toys for Tots toy drive rolls on, and our own Ken Cook did plenty of collecting on Friday at the Publix in Decatur.
Tuesday, December 11 2012 10:22 PM EST2012-12-12 03:22:10 GMT
Toys for Tots is in its final stretch, but we still really need your help.
Toys for Tots is in its final stretch, but we still really need your help. FOX 5's Lisa Rayam was in Marietta at the Publix on East Piedmont and Roswell Road on Tuesday to help collect toys.
Monday, December 3 2012 8:59 PM EST2012-12-04 01:59:06 GMT
Is your Christmas shopping finished? We've got one more very important item to add to your list.
Is your Christmas shopping finished? We've got one more very important item to add to your list. Pick up a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots, and help make a local child's Christmas a memorable one.
Wednesday, November 28 2012 6:33 PM EST2012-11-28 23:33:25 GMT
The holiday season is all about giving, and thousands of kids around metro Atlanta need your help!
The holiday season is all about giving, and thousands of kids around metro Atlanta need your help! FOX 5 is once again teaming up with the U.S. Marines and Publix for the Toys for Tots campaign, and FOX 5 Storm Team chief meteorologist Ken Cook popped into a local Publix to help.
Tuesday, November 27 2012 6:13 PM EST2012-11-27 23:13:32 GMT
Last Christmas, Toys for Tots helped give 750,000 toys to local children in need. This year, FOX 5 has again teamed up with the organization, and we're hoping for a bigger, better turnout than ever!
Last Christmas, Toys for Tots helped give 750,000 toys to local children in need. This year, FOX 5 has again teamed up with the organization, and we're hoping for a bigger, better turnout than ever! Ken Cook paid a visit to the collection warehouse to help us get in the spirit.
Monday, November 26 2012 5:51 AM EST2012-11-26 10:51:18 GMT
Christmas is a month away which means the Toys for Tots drive is in full swing. FOX 5 teams up each year with Publix and the U.S. Marines for the campaign.
Christmas is a month away which means the Toys for Tots drive is in full swing. FOX 5 teams up each year with Publix and the U.S. Marines for the campaign.
Monday, November 12 2012 10:44 AM EST2012-11-12 15:44:14 GMT
Toys for Tots officially kicked off Monday with their annual golf tournament in Duluth, and Good Day's Buck Lanford was there to help get things started.
Toys for Tots officially kicked off Monday with their annual golf tournament in Duluth, and Good Day's Buck Lanford was there to help get things started.
Thursday, June 13 2013 3:40 PM EDT2013-06-13 19:40:28 GMT
We asked for your 'Daddy Doubles' photos in honor of Father's Day, and the response has been tremendous! Check out some of the best pics we've received here!
We asked for your 'Daddy Doubles' photos in honor of Father's Day, and the response has been tremendous! Check out some of the best pics we've received here!
Tuesday, June 11 2013 11:14 AM EDT2013-06-11 15:14:25 GMT
Concourse D at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was evacuated Tuesday morning after a small explosion. See photos from the airport here.
Concourse D at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was evacuated Tuesday morning after a small explosion. See photos from the airport here.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:53 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:53:40 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday, marking the first time a sitting president has made a commencement address in Georgia since 1938. See photos from his visit to Atlanta here!
Wednesday, May 15 2013 10:53 AM EDT2013-05-15 14:53:29 GMT
Tyler Perry's hot new drama series The Haves and The Have Nots is set to premiere on OWN, and we got the inside scoop from two of the stars of the show.
Tyler Perry's hot new drama series The Haves and The Have Nots is set to premiere on OWN, and we got the inside scoop from two of the stars of the show-- John Schneider (yes, the Dukes of Hazzard one) and Tika Sumpter, who you may know from Sparkle. Naturally, we took more photos than the paparazzi!