AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear
Blimps and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve will conduct their ninth
joint maneuver in December benefiting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Toys for Tots Program. Public toy collection events will be hosted
at the company's airship bases in Florida and Ohio. A California-based blimp crew will join Toys for
Tots volunteer efforts in Los Angeles
County in lieu of hosting an event.
Additionally, people can bring donations to select Goodyear Auto
Service Centers (GAS) and Just Tires stores near the three blimp
bases between Dec. 1-Dec. 14 and be
entered into a drawing to win a blimp ride. A list of participating
GAS and Just Tires locations and collection dates can be found
below.
On Dec. 13, 14 and 15, from
2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Ohio visitors can drive through the Wingfoot
Lake blimp hangar and get an up-close and personal view of the
blimp and drop off their donation to a U.S. Marine representing
Toys for Tots. All events are free and open to the public. New toys
in the original packaging or cash donations are encouraged to
support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, but
not required.
"All of us at Goodyear are pleased to provide this annual
opportunity for visitors to get unique access to the Goodyear
Blimp," said Laura Duda, senior vice
president, Global Communications. "Leveraging both our world-famous
airships and our retail stores to help the U.S. Marines provide joy
to children in need is a perfect fit with our dedication to the
community and the spirit of the holiday season."
Since 2010, Goodyear and Toys for Tots have collectively
delivered more than 130,000 toys and nearly $350,000.
"We are very pleased to welcome Goodyear as a National Corporate
Sponsor of the 2019 Marine Toys for Tots Campaign," said retired
Marine Colonel Ted Silvester, vice
president of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. "Their community
service goals certainly align with those the Marine Corps has
promoted for over 71 years through our Toys for Tots Program. With
their generous support, we will be able to fulfill the Christmas
holiday dreams of thousands of less fortunate children who
otherwise might be forgotten."
Goodyear first nicknamed one of its blimps the "Santa Claus
Express" in 1927 to spread holiday cheer across the skies of
America. The company has a long history of community involvement
and volunteerism within its corporate social responsibility
platform, Goodyear Better Future.
Founded in 1948, it is the mission of the U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve Toys for Tots Program to collect new, unwrapped toys during
October, November and December and distribute these toys as
Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in
which the campaign is conducted.
The Goodyear airship base is located at 841 Wingfoot Lake Rd.,
Mogadore, Ohio 44260.
The California base will not
host a public event but will instead be volunteering with the Los
Angeles County U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots –
Pico Rivera campaign to collect
and sort toys prior to the distribution within the
community.
All details are available online at www.goodyearblimp.com, by
visiting the Goodyear Blimp Facebook page or by calling (800)
344-9859.
Goodyear Auto Service Centers and Just Tires locations
participating in the toy collection are:
|
Store
|
Street
Address
|
City
|
ST
|
Postal
Code
|
Store
Phone
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
6850 Frank Ave
NW
|
North
Canton
|
OH
|
44720-7010
|
(330)
966-1274
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
3265 W Market St
#600
|
Fairlawn
|
OH
|
44333-3345
|
(330)
867-2300
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
90 Graham
Rd
|
Cuyahoga
Falls
|
OH
|
44223-1205
|
(330)
923-0656
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
4455 Kent
Rd
|
Stow
|
OH
|
44224-4332
|
(330)
678-0600
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
1800 Buchholzer
Blvd
|
Akron
|
OH
|
44310-1807
|
(330)
633-7000
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
3453 S Arlington
Rd
|
Akron
|
OH
|
44312-5219
|
(330)
896-8633
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
145 Great Oaks
Trl
|
Wadsworth
|
OH
|
44281-8712
|
(330)
335-2533
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
11 N Andrews
Ave
|
Fort
Lauderdale
|
FL
|
33301-1013
|
(954)
463-0411
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
2825 Hollywood
Blvd
|
Hollywood
|
FL
|
33020-4226
|
(954)
923-6521
|
|
Goodyear Auto Service
Center
|
8301 Pines
Blvd
|
Pembroke
Pines
|
FL
|
33024-6607
|
(954)
435-1383
|
|
Just Tires
|
744 E Dominguez
St
|
Carson
|
CA
|
90746
|
(310)
538-5407
|
|
Just Tires
|
420
Foothill
|
La Canada
|
CA
|
91011
|
(818)
790-8200
|
|
Just Tires
|
600 W. Valley
Blvd
|
Alhambra
|
CA
|
91801
|
(626)
289-5041
|
|
Just Tires
|
3765 Foothill
Blvd
|
La
Crescenta
|
CA
|
91214
|
(818)
248-4716
|
|
Just Tires
|
4708 Lankershim
Blvd
|
N
Hollywood
|
CA
|
91602
|
(818)
766-4371
|
|
Just Tires
|
3136 Sepulveda
Blvd
|
Torrance
|
CA
|
90505
|
(310)
326-3431
|
|
Just Tires
|
800 N Highland
Ave
|
Hollywood
|
CA
|
90038
|
(323)
469-3529
|
|
Just Tires
|
707 Truman
St
|
San
Fernando
|
CA
|
91340
|
(818)
361-7129
|
|
Just Tires
|
18101 Saticoy
St
|
Reseda
|
CA
|
91335
|
(818)
342-3121
|
|
Just Tires
|
2480 East Foothill
Blvd
|
Pasadena
|
CA
|
91107
|
(626)
568-9124
|
|
Just Tires
|
8425 Beverly
Blvd
|
LOS
ANGELES
|
CA
|
90048
|
(323)
651-3757
|
|
Just Tires
|
8100 Van Nuys
Blvd
|
Panorama
City
|
CA
|
91402
|
(818)
786-1520
|
|
Just Tires
|
5547 S Sepulveda
Blvd
|
Culver
City
|
CA
|
90230
|
(310)
391-6281
|
|
Just Tires
|
1925 S
Atlantic
|
Monterey
Park
|
CA
|
91754
|
(323)
264-2180
|
|
Just Tires
|
14210 Ventura
Blvd
|
Sherman
Oaks
|
CA
|
91423
|
(818)
990-6900
|
|
Just Tires
|
423 South
Central
|
Glendale
|
CA
|
91204
|
(818)
241-2108
|
|
Just Tires
|
801 Lincoln
Blvd
|
Venice
|
CA
|
90291
|
(310)
399-9111
|
|
Just Tires
|
9210 S Sepulveda
Blvd
|
LOS
ANGELES
|
CA
|
90045
|
(310)
215-3372
|
|
Just Tires
|
10146 Artesia
Blvd
|
Bellflower
|
CA
|
90706
|
(562)
925-7447
|
|
Just Tires
|
6162 S Atlantic
Blvd
|
Maywood
|
CA
|
90270
|
(323)
560-0727
|
About Goodyear
Since 1917, Goodyear (NASDAQ:
GT) has built more than 300 lighter-than-air vehicles for
public relations and defense applications, many built at the
Suffield, Ohio Wingfoot Lake
facility.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It
employs about 64,000 people and manufactures its products in 47
facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two Innovation
Centers in Akron, Ohio, and
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to
develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the
technology and performance standard for the industry. For more
information about Goodyear and its products, go to
www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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