More than 77 locations participated in this year’s Mericle + Marine Corps Toys for Tots Challenge organized by Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services to support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots campaign.
For 20 years, Mericle has donated warehouse space to the Toys for Tots campaign. In 2013, Mericle heard the Marine Corps when it said it needed more toys to meet the growing demand for holiday gifts for disadvantaged families throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mericle invited its tenants to help by collecting toys and other gifts at their places of business.
Since then, the Mericle + Marine Corps Toys for Tots Challenge has grown from participation by 16 tenants contributing 17 cartons of toys to this year’s record of 77 participating locations filling 137 cartons.
In addition to coordinating the Toys for Tots toy drive, Mericle also hosted the Semper Fly Dodgeball Tournament at Sky Zone in November. More than 100 members of the Marine Corps and employees of Mericle and its tenants participated in the annual event to raise money and awareness for Toys for Tots.
About Mericle
Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services is Northeastern Pennsylvania’s largest full-service commercial real estate company. Since 1985, the company has developed more than 20 million square feet of space in the region. Approximately 14,500 people work in buildings developed by Mericle.
About the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a non-profit organization authorized by the United States Marine Corps to provide fundraising and other necessary support for the annual United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Toys for Tots provides joy and a message of hope to less fortunate children through the gift of a new toy or book during the Christmas holiday season. For more information, visit toysfortots.org.
Founded by Robert K. Mericle, Mericle Construction Inc. self-performs virtually all aspects of development and construction, using its own in-house personnel, Mericle Construction is better able to control costs and fast track delivery schedules to meet its clients’ needs. It fashions itself as a throwback to the “master builder” of old when experienced craftsmen self-performed all aspects of the construction process.