MCCES brings holiday cheer with Toys for Tots Fun Run

Courtesy Photo | Brig. Gen. William F. Mullen III, Combat Center Commanding General, gives Sgt. Joshua Ulrich, radar maintenance chief, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, the first gift for donation during the Toys for Tots Fun Run aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 14, 2016. (Courtesy photo by Kathleen Arbaczewski/Released)  

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

12.14.2016

Story by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores 

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

Marine students and staff with the Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School hosted their Toys for Tots Fun Run aboard the Combat Center, Dec. 14, 2016.
Joined by Brig. Gen. William F. Mullen III, Combat Center Commanding General, more than 2,000 MCCES Marines carried toys while running in formation throughout the installation. As the Marines passed Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, they dropped the toys into crates which would later be donated to the Toys for Tots program.
“Doing events like this is important because it shows these young Marines the importance of service before self,” Mullen said. “I was on Inspector-Instructor duty and for those three years, we did these Toys for Tots donation events. It gives less fortunate families a chance to make the holiday season as special as it should be, making this program worthwhile.”
The students donated six bins full of toys ranging from action figures to board games that catered to a wide range of age groups.
“Coming from a family that did not have much growing up, events like this really hit home for me,” said Pfc. Joshua Navarroishiki, student, MCCES. “Coming to the Marine Corps, I planned on serving others as much as I could. I’m glad to see that we, as junior Marines, are already able to do that.”

• Date Taken: 12.14.2016
• Date Posted: 12.15.2016 16:16
• Story ID: 217890
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US