A portion of an email from Quantico Marine Corps Base spokesman Major Andrew Borman:
My office was contacted by the lead coordinator/program manager for the regional Toys for Tots warehouse serving the National Capital Region, Wilma Vaughn. She was in desperate need for volunteer support due to the warehouse being overloaded with toys which needed to be organized for distribution to the children around the area. Without the required organization, the toys would not be ready to be shipped out in time for Christmas.
In an effort to help, Marine Corps Base Quantico posted a 'Call to the Community' and the community answered!
Please see attached image for Facebook Analytics. Our average post on a good day is about 7K with an audience of approximately 70K. This post has exceeded 101K which has resulted in Wilma not being able to keep up with emails of support and she has experienced a flood of volunteer support from the local community.On Friday, the warehouse at Quantico was filled with 50 volunteers who showed up after reading the Facebook post. That's about 30 more volunteers than Toys for Tots normally has on hand.
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