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Toys for Tots needs Christmas miracle in Montgomery County

Toys for Tots in Montgomery County, Md., may be canceled this year

Even though Montgomery County, Maryland, is one of the wealthiest areas in the U.S., its biggest toy drive of the year may be canceled.

鈥淚鈥檝e been having a lot of problems with the real estate companies here, and owners of warehouses that will not donate to me to have Toys for Tots,鈥 said Elizabeth Scott, the Montgomery County coordinator of Toys for Tots.

She told WTOP that, since June, she has had no luck finding an 8,000- to 10,000-square-foot warehouse to collect, separate, bag and distribute toys for this holiday season.

鈥淲e have a month to find one or it鈥檚 hopeless,鈥 Scott said. 鈥淚鈥檝e reached out to the Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and the mayor of Gaithersburg, and I鈥檝e heard nothing back.鈥

Last year, over 22,000 children in Montgomery County received more than 44,000 toys .

Scott said she has been a part of Toys for Tots since she and her children were recipients 58 years ago.

鈥淭his is the most rewarding thing God could give to me,鈥 Scott said. 鈥淚t’s my way of saying thank you and giving back.鈥

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Jimmy Alexander

Jimmy Alexander has been a part of the D.C. media scene as a reporter for DC 太子探花 Now and a long-standing voice on the Jack Diamond Morning Show. Now, Alexander brings those years spent interviewing newsmakers like President Bill Clinton, Paul McCartney and Sean Connery, to the WTOP 太子探花room.

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