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VTA, U.S. Marine Corps Team Up for Toys for Tots Drive
| Release Number: | 11 12 02 |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 2011 |
San Jose, Calif. – The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is partnering once again with the United States Marine Corps to “Stuff the VTA Bus”! The annual Toys for Tots Drive located next to Christmas in the Park in downtown San Jose will take place on Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The goal is to collect as many unwrapped, new toys as possible for children who may not expect to receive a gift this year.
“We look forward to this event every year,” said VTA General Manager Michael Burns. “Our community always shows overwhelming generosity through toy and cash donations, customarily outdoing themselves from previous years.”
“For the past 15 years or so, VTA has provided a bus to support our mission to fill that bus to capacity with toys for needy children,” said Sergeant Daniel P. Best. “I have coordinated this event many of those years – one of which VTA had to bring out a second bus because of all the toys we received. We hope to do that again this year!”
Look for the VTA hybrid bus located on Market Street adjacent to the Fairmont Hotel between San Carlos and San Fernando Streets. Take an easy VTA Light Rail trip to downtown San Jose and donate a toy to a child in need. This area is also served by VTA Bus Lines 22, 23, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 72, 73, 81, 82 and 181.
For a personalized trip plan on VTA bus or light rail services, please contact VTA Customer Service at (408) 321-2300, TTY only (408) 321-2330. You can also log onto www.vta.org and sign-up to receive VTA email updates. Find us on Facebook under “SCVTA”, Twitter under “SantaclaraVTA”, and YouTube at www.youtube.com/scvta.
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district that provides sustainable, accessible, community-focused transportation options that are innovative, environmentally responsible, and promote the vitality of our region. VTA is responsible for bus, light rail and paratransit operations and also serves as the county’s congestion management agency. As such, VTA is responsible for countywide transportation planning, including congestion management issues, specific highway improvement projects, pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects, and provides these services throughout the county, including the municipalities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the evolving mobility needs of Santa Clara County.
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