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Toys for Tots collects for annual drive

http://m.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/dec/07/toys-for-tots-collects-for-annual-drive/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Inside a non-descript 57,000-square-foot warehouse located on Best Friend Road, a handful of volunteers empty vans and trucks filled with new, unwrapped toys. It must mean that Toys for Tots is hard at work and this year, the greatest needs are gifts for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. "We always need gifts for this age," media coordinator Cherrie Carney said. "I think we always have a problem because it's a weird age to shop for." Friday morning's small group of workers built bikes, emptied trash bags and moved pallets -- for free. "Everything we have is donated. Nobody gets paid," Carney said. "Everything is volunteer work. I think 95 percent of the monetary funds raised went back to buying toys last year." The volunteers -- both in the warehouse and on the board -- work fr