Dave Quick – 345 Photography
Toys for Tots!
Erik here is a friend I worked with as a dev on Commerce Server. He is freakishly motivated to do an excelelnt job on anything and everything he does at work or at home…. and every year for the last 10 years just after Thanksgiving he has gotten his friends to pitch in and shop till they drop for Toys for Tots.
Today we met up with Erik, his wife, and some of his friends and shopped for items in the $5 to $20 price range with no batteries… do this with half a dozen people and $200+ a person and you too can fill up a van like this.
This was awesome for my 3 1/4 year old to understand the spirit of giving a bit better. He shopped and shopped and didn’t take home anything except a $0.25 light stick from the vending machine outside the store.
In the picture, Erik is in front of today’s haul that he is resposible for – this van is driven by marines involved with the toys for tots program. Be sure to check out the http://www.toysfortots.org web site and read up on it – it’s got zero overhead due being run by marines on their own volunteered time.
Anyway – hope everyone is doing something for others if they can this holiday season.