Toys For Tots
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Toys For Tots
Amtrak Holidy Open House
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The Amtrak Washington State Stations Of
Seattle, Portland, Edmonds and Bellingham
Invites Local Communities To Donate A Toy
And Take Two On The Rails For The Price Of One
Saturday and/or Sunday, December 12 & 13, 1998
(tickets good for the Amtrak Cascades Jan 4 - Apr 1, 1999
Amtrak's Seattle, Portland, Edmonds and Bellingham, WA stations will
host Holiday Open House events on Saturday, December 12. The
public is invited to attend and exchange a new, unused, unwrapped toy
for a free companion fare coupon, good for travel aboard the brand new
Amtrak Cascades between January 4 and April 1, 1999. All toys
collected will be donated to local Toys For Tots programs,
sponsored by the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Other activities
include pictures with Santa and refreshments.
In addition to the Holiday Open House events, toys may be exchanged for
free companion fare coupons at the Seattle, Portland, Bellingham and
Edmonds Amtrak stations throughout the week of December 7 - 13, 1998.
All toys collected will be distributed locally by the United States
Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots program.
Since 1947, the U.S. Marine Corps Toys For Tots program has
assisted America's neediest children at Christmas with a present day
average of 8 million toys collected annually.
For more information on Amtrak's Holiday Open House program, or
for schedule and fare information, visit any staffed Amtrak station or
call 1-800-USA-RAIL.
TrainWeb Note: We will not be able to attend this event. If you do
attend and take any pictures, we'd greatly appreciate any that you
could contribute to be posted at TrainWeb and shared with all the
visitors to these pages. Thanks!
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