Marine Corps Toys for Tots Drive Approved for Norwood Schools-November 15, 1973

School Committee Member Francis X. Sheehan Jr. Secures Superintendent Support to Bring Annual Holiday Program into Local Classrooms

NORWOOD – Bringing holiday cheer to children in need, school committee member Francis X. Sheehan Jr. secured formal approval from Superintendent Philip O. Coakley to introduce the United States Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots drive into Norwood public schools.

Mr. Sheehan, who has been personally involved in organizing the annual holiday campaign since its inception a decade prior, noted that the Marines have encountered increasing community resistance and mounting demands in urban centers. To support the initiative locally, school children will be invited to bring usable toys to their schools during a designated one-day collection drive in December, after which Marine Corps personnel will retrieve the items to distribute as Christmas gifts to needy children in Boston. Describing the humanitarian effort, Sheehan remarked, “I’ve personally seen kids who get these toys… it’s tremendous.”

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