Fareway Stores Donate $319,000 to Toys for Tots

Over the holidays, you may have donated to Toys for Tots while you were shopping at Fareway in Manchester, Dyersville or Independence.

And Fareway says the campaign was a huge success this year.

The Fareway company took the donations collected at all 133 of their grocery stores and recently presented a check for more than $319,000 to the U.S. Marine Corps for the Toys for Tots campaign. Along with the check, more than 75 pallets of toys were collected and donated. 

Fareway Senior Vice President of Marketing & Advertising Jeff Stearns says their generous customers continue to go above and beyond to make the annual Toys for Tots campaign a success. The campaign brought toys, books and stocking stuffers to 55,000 children.

story courtesy of Janelle Tucker/KMCH