Spirit of giving: Service members support Toys for Tots

Spirit of giving: Service members support Toys for Tots

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 128th Aviation Brigade load boxes full of toys onto a truck in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 6, 2017. The program works with communities to collect new, unwrapped toys and distributes them as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

Spirit of giving: Service members support Toys for Tots

U.S. Army Private Ryan Youse, 128th Aviation Brigade Advanced Individual Training student, loads a bicycle onto a truck in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 6, 2017. Service members and their families across the installation donated bicycles, stuffed animals and toys for young-age groups during the annual program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

Spirit of giving: Service members support Toys for Tots

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 128th Aviation Brigade load bicycles onto a truck in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 6, 2017. Units from JBLE donated more than 3,700 toys. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

Spirit of giving: Service members support Toys for Tots

U.S. Army Soldiers run during the annual U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots run to celebrate the success of the program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. For over 20 years, the program has collected and distributed over 530 million toys to more than 244 million children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

Spirit of giving: Service members support Toys for Tots

U.S. Army Soldiers run in formation during the annual U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots run to celebrate the success of the program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. Units from JBLE joined in a friendly competition to be the unit that donated the most toys to the cause. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)

Spirit of giving: Service members support Toys for Tots

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lonnie Hibbard, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Operations, Plans and Training deputy chief of staff, congratulates Soldiers for finishing the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots run at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. Each year, the installation participates in the Toys for Tots program from October to November, ending program with a celebratory run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)

Spirit of giving: Service members support Toys for Tots

U.S. Army Soldiers run in formation during the annual U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots run to celebrate the success of the program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 7, 2017. In 1995, the Secretary of Defense approved Toys for Tots as an official activity of the U. S. Marine Corps and an official mission of the Marine Corps Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)

U.S. Army Soldiers run in formation during the annual U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots run to celebrate the success of the program at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 7, 2017.

The program works with communities to collect new, unwrapped toys and distributes them as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children.

Each year, the installation participates in the Toys for Tots program from October to November, ending program with a celebratory run. Units from JBLE joined in a friendly competition to be the unit that donated the most toys to the cause, collecting more than 3,700 toys including bicycles, stuffed animals and other toys for children.