Join FOX 5 on today for The Great Toy Drop for Toys for Tots!
FOX 5 Helping Hands want to help the Marines in their mission to make sure every child has a reason to smile this Christmas. With thousands of families in need this holiday, Toys for Tots needs your help more than ever.
We're asking you to join us for The Great Toy Drop at the Publix on Holcomb Bridge Road at Peachtree Industrial in Norcross. The event will run today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it's your chance to help us make a difference.
Just bring your new, unwrapped toys to the event to donate to a child in need. While you're there, stop by and meet your favorite FOX 5 reporters and anchors!
Q100 will be there all day with games, prizes, and music. Kristin from "The Bert Show" will be on site from Noon until 2pm to take your toy donations! Plus, meet the Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders!
Friday, December 14 2012 6:30 PM EST2012-12-14 23:30:47 GMT
You've got just more than a week left to help brighten a local child's holiday! The annual Toys for Tots toy drive rolls on.
You've got just more than a week left to help brighten a local child's holiday! The annual Toys for Tots toy drive rolls on, and our own Ken Cook did plenty of collecting on Friday at the Publix in Decatur.
Tuesday, December 11 2012 10:22 PM EST2012-12-12 03:22:10 GMT
Toys for Tots is in its final stretch, but we still really need your help.
Toys for Tots is in its final stretch, but we still really need your help. FOX 5's Lisa Rayam was in Marietta at the Publix on East Piedmont and Roswell Road on Tuesday to help collect toys.
Monday, December 3 2012 8:59 PM EST2012-12-04 01:59:06 GMT
Is your Christmas shopping finished? We've got one more very important item to add to your list.
Is your Christmas shopping finished? We've got one more very important item to add to your list. Pick up a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots, and help make a local child's Christmas a memorable one.
Wednesday, November 28 2012 6:33 PM EST2012-11-28 23:33:25 GMT
The holiday season is all about giving, and thousands of kids around metro Atlanta need your help!
The holiday season is all about giving, and thousands of kids around metro Atlanta need your help! FOX 5 is once again teaming up with the U.S. Marines and Publix for the Toys for Tots campaign, and FOX 5 Storm Team chief meteorologist Ken Cook popped into a local Publix to help.
Tuesday, November 27 2012 6:13 PM EST2012-11-27 23:13:32 GMT
Last Christmas, Toys for Tots helped give 750,000 toys to local children in need. This year, FOX 5 has again teamed up with the organization, and we're hoping for a bigger, better turnout than ever!
Last Christmas, Toys for Tots helped give 750,000 toys to local children in need. This year, FOX 5 has again teamed up with the organization, and we're hoping for a bigger, better turnout than ever! Ken Cook paid a visit to the collection warehouse to help us get in the spirit.
Monday, November 26 2012 5:51 AM EST2012-11-26 10:51:18 GMT
Christmas is a month away which means the Toys for Tots drive is in full swing. FOX 5 teams up each year with Publix and the U.S. Marines for the campaign.
Christmas is a month away which means the Toys for Tots drive is in full swing. FOX 5 teams up each year with Publix and the U.S. Marines for the campaign.
Monday, November 12 2012 10:44 AM EST2012-11-12 15:44:14 GMT
Toys for Tots officially kicked off Monday with their annual golf tournament in Duluth, and Good Day's Buck Lanford was there to help get things started.
Toys for Tots officially kicked off Monday with their annual golf tournament in Duluth, and Good Day's Buck Lanford was there to help get things started.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:14 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:14:44 GMT
A judge has sentenced Michael Parson to the maximum of 35 years in jail for the attempted murder of his wife. On Thursday, Parson was convicted of shooting his wife, Adina, eight times in 2012.
A judge has sentenced Michael Parson to the maximum of 35 years in jail for the attempted murder of his wife. On Thursday, Parson was convicted of shooting his wife, Adina, eight times outside their Sandy Springs apartment in 2011.
Friday, May 24 2013 9:52 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:52:10 GMT
The jury has found Michael Parson guilty on all eight counts in the shooting of his wife outside their Sandy Springs apartment.The woman, Adina Parson, survived after being shot eight times.
The jury has found Michael Parson guilty on all eight counts in the shooting of his wife outside their Sandy Springs apartment.The woman, Adina Parson, survived after being shot eight times.
Friday, May 24 2013 9:40 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:40:32 GMT
Families of city workers are back at Atlanta City Hall this morning for a second day of protests. They're demanding bigger pay raises for police, firefighters and other first responders.
Families of city workers are back at Atlanta City Hall this morning for a second day of protests. They're demanding bigger pay raises for police, firefighters and other first responders.
Friday, May 24 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:23:38 GMT
A Newton County teenager and his mom received the gift of mobility on Thursday, thanks to some Good Samaritans.
A Newton County teenager and his mom received the gift of mobility on Thursday, thanks to some Good Samaritans. Tyler Head was injured in a high school wrestling tournament in December, and getting back and forth to therapy is a vital to his recovery.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:44 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:44:36 GMT
The fox responsible for biting two Newton County elementary school students while they played on their school's playground remains on the loose.
The fox that bit two Newton County elementary school students while they played on the playground is still on the loose. Animal control authorities tell FOX 5 someone from Rocky Plains Elementary School reported a fox sighting on campus one day before the boys were attacked.
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