Dollar Tree and Operation Homefront Toy Collection 2010
Operation Homefront and Dollar Tree have teamed up to help military families provide toys for their children at Christmas.
Over 3,900 Dollar Tree and Deals stores around the country will be collecting toys from November 1st through December 6th, 2010. We have a goal to collect 6+ million toys. This is why we need your help!
Here's how the program works:
Operation Homefront chapter volunteers, Family Readiness Group Leaders, Family Support Specialists, VFW Posts, AUSA Chapters, Soldiers Angels, Blue Star Moms, and other key volunteers – you can register to be a volunteer for the Dollar Tree and Deals stores in your area, by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
Once you click on the link to volunteer, you will be prompted to create a user name and password. You will then be required to enter your name, military affiliation, and contact information. Once you have entered the necessary contact information, you will be able to access a listing of Dollar Tree and Deals stores within a 100 mile radius of where you live.
You will then be able to select up to 15 stores you would like to serve as the pickup point of contact. Each store will have one point of contact, and that person is responsible for collecting the toys from that store during the collection dates.
Beginning November 1, 2010, store customers will be given the opportunity to purchase toys for military families. Once the items are purchased, they are placed into a drop box located near the checkout counters.
In order to streamline the process, it is recommended that the volunteer contact the Dollar Tree store manager before the kick off of the campaign to work out a pick up schedule. It is possible to have a pickup schedule of once or twice a week depending on the volume of toys the store collects.
Once you have picked up the toys, you can distribute them to the military families you serve, or if instructed, return the items to the Operation Homefront chapter that services your particular state.
*Operation Homefront Chapter staff and volunteers have priority in selecting stores. Operation Homefront reserves the right to make adjustments to registered volunteers, i.e. limit the number of stores picked up by one person or make any other necessary alteration if in the best interest of the program.
In order to register as a volunteer click the link and follow the instruction on our registration page. Thank you for your help with this program! http://www.operationhomefront.net/collectionvolunteer.aspx?id=6061
For questions about this program, Please contact your local servicing Operation Homefront Chapter or Brad Claus at Brad.Claus@operationhomefront.net or 210-659-7756
