Toys For Tots
For many children, waking up on Christmas morning without any gifts is a stark reality. To brighten the holiday, Southwire collects toys each year for the local Toys for Tots chapter.
Originally, the company conducted internal drives with employees that netted several hundred toys. In 2005, a daylong collection drive allowed community members to donate as well. Volunteers staged a two-day marathon drive in 2006 with the goal of collecting 2,500 toys. They ended up with more than 3,200. In 2007, Southwire volunteers collected 2,750 Toys for Tots.
