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ByJamesRobertsAdultVolunteerUpstateSCOnehundredtwentyAmericanagsutterinthesteadybreezeastheyalignamean-deringroadleadingtotheevententrancewhichisunmistakablewith2laddertrucksproudlystandingguardandsuspendinganenormousAmericanagoverhead.GraycloudsrefusetodissipateSantawavesandposesforpicturesthelowroarofmorethanathousandmotorcyclessteadilyllstheair.Thewarm-heartedsmilesandsenseofgoodwillisnotdeterredonthisSaturdaybecausethisSaturdayisspecialtheUpstateYoungMarineshavepartneredwiththeMarineCorpsReserveandHarleyDavidsonGreen-villefortheannualToysforTotscollectionofnewunwrappeditems.Twenty-twoYoungMarinesandsixreg-isteredadultsarebusypackinguptheoverwhelmingamountofcontributions.A7-tonmilitaryvehiclehasstuffedanimalsboardgameselectronicsandvariousothertoyspiledtothetop.OurcommunityhasjoinedtogethertoinsureChristmasmorn-ingintheGreenvilleSpartanburgAnder-sonareaincludesnewtoysforchildrenaswellasamessageofhopefortheirfami-liesBetterdaysaheadbutfornowHappyHolidaysPage26ESPRITUpstateYoungMarinesHopefortheHolidaysUndercloudyskiesUpstateYoungMarinesassistedincollectingToysforTots.ByYMSgtTommySillOregonCascadeORTheUnitedStatesMarineCorpsofciallyadoptedToysforTotsin1948expandingitintoanationwidecommunityactionproj-ectastheU.S.MarineCorpsReservesToysforTotsProgram.AnnuallyduringDecem-bertheOregonCascadeYoungMarinesunitvolunteerstohelpMarineswithToysforTots.December212013wasanespeciallybusydaybecausetheMarinesweresur-prisedwithverylargelatedonationsoftoysandsuddenlyneededmoreassistancethanusualwithonlyfourdaysleftbeforeChristmas.BecausetheOregonCascadeYoungMa-rinesdrillattheNavyMarineReserveCen-terandhadscheduledadrillinordertobeavailabletohelpifneededonthe21sttheYoungMarinesrespondedwithenthu-siasm.ShiftsofsixtoeightYoungMarinesworkedtwotothreehoursthroughouttheday.YoungMarinessorteddonatedtoysintolargeboxesbaseduponageandwhetherthetoywasappropriateforaboyorgirl.YoungMarinesalsohelpedloadtheboxesoftoysintotrucksandothervehiclesofthecommunityorganizationsthatweredis-tributingthemtochildren.ItwasanhonorforourunittohelptheMarinesinsuchanoblecauseandeveryYoungMarinetookprideinthethoughtthattheywerehelp-ingtomaketheholidaysbrighterformanychildren.YoungMarinesAssistOregonToysforTotsEffortToysforTotsCarbonGlacierHelpsSortitAllOutByYMSSgtKelyshaJohnsonCarbonGlacierWATheCarbonGlacierYoungMa-rinesparentsandstaffteamedupwiththeMarineCorpsLeagueDetachment504andthePierceCountyCrimeStopperstosortandpackageToysforTotsinDecember2013.LeftYoungMarineslistentoinstructionsbeforesortingandpackingtoys.RightTheteamtakestimeouttoposeforagroupportrait.