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First Choice Emergency Room Teams up With Toys for Tots for 7th Annual Holiday Toy Drive

By: Susannah Mohrmann
| Published 11/15/2018

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The Woodlands, Texas -- November 15, 2018 – 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 long-standing partnership, First Choice Emergency Room will be collecting unwrapped toys for children ages 0-12 now through December 9 at all 24 of its facilities in the greater Houston area, as well as First Texas Hospital.

All 24 First Choice ER Facilities in Houston and First Texas Hospital to Serve as Toys for Tots Neighborhood Drop Sites

“We are excited to celebrate our seventh year supporting the Toys for Tots initiative that brings joy to so many children this holiday season,” said Dr. David Olsen, Houston Area Medical Director, First Choice Emergency Room. “Over the last six years, we have collected more than 250,000 toys across all of our facilities because of the support of the local communities in which we live and serve, bringing joy to so many children who otherwise would be without.”

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.

“The children and families that the Marine Toys for Tots Program serves are poor. In addition to hunger and shelter problems, some of these families may also struggle with mental illness, substance abuse, and family violence,” said retired Marine Colonel Ted Silvester, Vice President of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. “While every day is difficult for children who live in this type of environment, the holidays particularly highlight their misfortune and disadvantages. For most of these children, the gifts we provide are the only ones they will get this holiday season. We’re so pleased to have the folks from Adeptus Health helping us reach these deserving children,” Silvester concluded.

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.

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