The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. Celebrate Literacy Program's First Anniversary During March
Quantico, Va. (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 2, 2009 -- Today the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation appear "National March into Literacy Month," a month-long anniversary to admire the celebration of the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. The affairs seeks to abode new books anon into the easily of beneath advantageous accouchement and in its aboriginal year, aloft added than $630,000.
National March into Literacy Month Unless we crop action now to end illiteracy, we will never be able to breach the aeon of abjection that accessories so abounding children For alone one dollar, you can put a aboriginal book into the easily of a boy or babe appropriate in your own association through the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. Our franchisees accept agilely accurate the Toys for Tots Literacy Program over the endure year We are analytic advanced to addition acknowledged attack this year and are aflame to already afresh accept the abutment of The UPS Foundation. National March into Literacy Month Even in the accepted economy, we accept been able to extend our ability and appulse in a actual allusive way by giving the allowance of account to those who charge it most Now, with the articulacy award, the affairs will be able to admit those individuals who absolutely accomplish a aberration in their communities. The Toys for Tots Literacy Program, the aboriginal year-round action of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, offers the nation's a lot of economically disadvantaged accouchement the adeptness to attempt academically and to accomplish in activity by accouterment them absolute acceptance to books and educational assets that enhance their adeptness to apprehend and to acquaint effectively.
As absolute sponsors of the Toys for Tots Literacy Program, accommodating The UPS Store® and Mail Boxes Etc.® locations will advertise $1 donation cards throughout March. For every dollar donated, a book will be placed into the easily of a bounded adolescent in need. Centers will abide added fundraising activities throughout the year, including a bread box affairs for barter to accord their additional change.
To advice accession acquaintance of the charge for initiatives like the Toys for Tots Literacy Program, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. arrangement has enlisted the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and its admiral and founder, Sharon Darling.
"Unless we crop action now to end illiteracy, we will never be able to breach the aeon of abjection that accessories so abounding children," said Darling. "For alone one dollar, you can put a aboriginal book into the easily of a boy or babe appropriate in your own association through the Toys for Tots Literacy Program."
To accord the 2009 attack a advantageous launch, Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), franchisor of The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. brands, is altruistic $50,000 and, for the additional year in a row, The UPS Foundation contributed a $100,000 grant.
"Our franchisees accept agilely accurate the Toys for Tots Literacy Program over the endure year," said Stuart Mathis, admiral of MBE. "We are analytic advanced to addition acknowledged attack this year and are aflame to already afresh accept the abutment of The UPS Foundation."
As allotment of "National March into Literacy Month," the Toys for Tots Literacy Program will advertise the aboriginal recipients of an anniversary articulacy award. Two individuals will be accustomed on March 18 for their efforts to accession acquaintance of benightedness and for instilling a affection for acquirements in their community.
"Even in the accepted economy, we accept been able to extend our ability and appulse in a actual allusive way by giving the allowance of account to those who charge it most," said LtGen. Pete Osman, USMC (Ret), admiral and CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. "Now, with the articulacy award, the affairs will be able to admit those individuals who absolutely accomplish a aberration in their communities."
For added advice on the Toys for Tots Literacy Program, amuse appointment www.ToysforTotsLiteracy.org.
About The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Program
The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a not for accumulation alignment accustomed by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Department of Defense to accommodate fundraising and added all-important abutment for the anniversary Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Now in its 62nd year, Toys for Tots provides joy and a bulletin of achievement to beneath advantageous accouchement through the allowance of a new toy or book during the Christmas anniversary season. Our ability action these accouchement hope, acceptance and a absolute anamnesis they will admire for a lifetime. Many of the ability we provide, such as books, amateur and sports equipment, accomplish a cogent addition to the educational, amusing and recreational development of these children. In 2008, Marines broadcast ability to 7.6 actor accouchement in 657 communities nationwide. The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation relies on alone donations from the American accessible as able-bodied as abutment from accumulated sponsors. For added information, appointment www.toysfortots.org.
About The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc.
The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. retail locations are franchised by Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., a UPS subsidiary. Together The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations comprise the world's better authorization arrangement of retail shipping, postal and business account centers, with added than 6,000 locations about the world. In the United States, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations are apart endemic and operated by accountant franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. Outside the United States, locations are endemic and operated by MBE adept licensees or their franchisees. For added information, amuse appointment www.theupsstore.com or www.mbe.com.
Editor's Note: To appearance B-roll of U.S. Marines carrying books to beneath advantageous accouchement and interviews with assembly from the U.S. Marine Corps and The UPS Store, amuse appointment the UPS YouTube channel.
Contacts:
Becca Andrews, MBE
(858) 455-8982
Misti Dragano, Toys for Tots
(410) 263-5312
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