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Tram Of Toys Donated By Echoes Of The PastThe cold and windy weather on Saturday, Dec. 3 made for an interesting drive for the Echoes of the Past tram to reach Martin’s Supermarket for the Toys for Tots toy drop. The toy drive began Nov. 4 and ran through the end of the month. This is the second year the Echoes of the Past have collected toys for the Toys for Tots program and will continue with their collection efforts again next year. Members of the club met at 7:45 a.m. to begin filling the tram with the toys donated by club members and from the community. Drop box locations were provided by Splendor Boats in Silver Lake and Tractor Supply Company in Warsaw. The tram was pulled through the drop location by a 1974 Case 1070 that has been restored by Ron Longyear. Farm toys, LEGOs, stuffed animals and more were collected and will be distributed to children in need this Christmas season. The Toys for Tots program is celebrating its 75th year of collecting toys with the Marine Corps Reserves. Toys collected last year in Kosciusko County served 2,500 children.
