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Texas Panhandle comes together and saves Amarillo Toys for Tots this holiday
Amarillo Toys for Tots impacted in just one week.
VIDEO: Texas Panhandle comes to the rescue for Amarillo Toys for Tots By Taylor Mitchell | December 17, 2020 at 6:01 PM CST - Updated December 17 at 7:11 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Toys for Tots in Amarillo will be able to serve more children than expected because of the communityâs help.
Last week they weâre 90 percent down in donations asking anyone for help so children in Potter and Randall County could have a Christmas this year.
After many heard about their issue with the story we ran last week, an outpour of donations quickly came through.
Amarillo Toys for Tots down 90% in toy donations
This is how the pandemic has affected the organization this year.
VIDEO: Amarillo Toys for Tots need the community s help this year because of the pandemic. By Taylor Mitchell | December 10, 2020 at 6:11 PM CST - Updated December 10 at 6:56 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Amarillo Toys for Tots needs the community’s help with toy donations down and the need up.
Toys for Tots in Amarillo is asking for last minute toy donations with only eight more days to donate as Christmas quickly approaches.
“We can’t have as many volunteers; people are financially struggling so they can’t donate as much as before as well as businesses that are closed down that have donated in the past,” said Chris Jurgens, volunteer at Amarillo Toys for Tots.