First Choice Emergency Room teams up with Toys for Tots

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas -- Since 2012, First Choice Emergency Room, a freestanding emergency room network owned and operated by Adeptus Health, has teamed up with Toys for Tots for its annual holiday community toy drive. As part of its partnership, for the sixth year in a row, First Choice Emergency Room will be collecting unwrapped toys for children ages 0-12 now through December 10 at all 29 of its facilities in the greater Houston area, as well as First Texas Hospital.

“Following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, this year it is important, more than ever, that the greater Houston community comes together to support those who are still displaced and without this holiday season,” said Dr. David Olson, Houston Area Medical Director, First Choice Emergency Room. “Because of the support of the local communities, we have been able to support Toys for Tots and bring joy to children who otherwise would be without. Over the last five years we have collected more than 250,000 toys across all of our facilities and hope to continue this momentum in 2017.”

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program has been delivering toys to children in need since 1947 and is the largest outreach program in the Department of Defense. The program has since given out more than 494 million toys to more than 230 million children.

“Finding a present under the tree on Christmas morning is an experience every child deserves," said retired Marine Colonel Ted Silvester, vice president of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. “First Choice Emergency Room’s community service goals certainly align with those the Marine Corps has promoted for nearly 70 years through our Toys for Tots Program and help us fulfill the Christmas holiday dreams of many of less fortunate children, who otherwise might have been forgotten."

First Choice Emergency Room facilities will be clearly marked as Toys for Tots drop sites with large holiday inflatables. Furthermore, the facilities are open 24/7, making it even more convenient for generous shoppers to drop off their unwrapped gifts for deserving children in the community.

Through Hurricane Harvey and the aftermath, First Texas Hospital and First Choice Emergency Room facilities, remained open serving an extraordinary number of patients. Staff have been dedicated to serving Houstonians in the greatest time of need and will continue to do so as the city rebuilds.

Toys for Tots drop-off locations:

• Conroe – 3840 West Davis St., Conroe, TX 77304
• Spring – Kuykendahl – 21301 Kuykendahl, Ste. A, Spring, TX 77379
• Spring – Gleannloch – 8929 Spring Cypress Rd., Spring, TX 77379
• The Woodlands – 10815 Kuykendahl Rd., The Woodlands, TX 77382
• The Woodlands – Creekside – 26306 Kuykendahl Rd., Tomball, TX 77375

For a full list, including the Houston area, visit www.FCER.com.