On Thursday December 13th, North Shore 104.9 and Senator Bruce Tarr will team up again for our 17th annual North Shore Holiday Toy Drive.  All donations go directly to North Shore children in need, through charities including Toys for Tots, The Lynn YMCA, Making Ends Meet, Beverly Bootstraps, Neighbors in Need, Action Inc. and Pathways for Children. There are toy donation boxes positioned all over the North Shore, and starting at 6AM December 13th we'll be on the air live, travelling to 10 locations all over the North Shore collecting toys for needy kids.  See the complete list of our broadcast stops and toy drop-off box locations below. The 2012 Thursday December 13th 6am-6pm Join us for the tradition of giving... Invite friends and family to greet North Shore 104.9, Senator Bruce Tarr & Santa when they arrive at locations all over the North Shore to collect your generous donations of unwrapped toys and presents for those in need over the holidays.

The Live Broadcast of the North Shore Holiday Toy Drive is brought to you by The Paper Store 2011 Broadcast locations: 6-7am – Capital Diner, Lynn 7:30-8:15am – Devereux House, Marblehead 8:15-9am - The Paper Store, Swampscott 9-10am –Flint Public Library, Middleton 10:30-11:30am – Dawson’s True Value, Beverly 12-1pm – First National Bank of  Ipswich, Ipswich 1:15-1:45pm – Woodman’s of Essex 2-3pm – Manchester Athletic Club, Manchester 3:30-4:30pm – Tucks Candy, Rockport 5-6pm – Cape Ann Savings Bank, Gloucester Join us for all the fun at any of these locations. Meet Charlie Curtis, Catherine Browne, Senator Bruce Tarr and the big guy himself; Santa! There will be live entertainment and holiday cheer at all of the locations. Many locations will have refreshments and of course big boxes for you to place your donations in. All of the donations collected from the North Shore Holiday Toy Drive go directly to children in our communities, schools, and families. Your donation will help make a child's holiday season special.

Additional Toy Donation Drop off locations:  We have positioned drop off boxes all over the North Shore in addition to our broadcast locations. Additional Location: ∗Wenham Museum, Rt 1A, Wenham ∗Cape Ann Savings Bank, 17 Beach St, Manchester ∗Marblehead Community/Aging Center, 10 Humphrey St, Marblehead ∗Abbott House, 28 Essex St, Lynn ∗Rosewood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 22 Johnson St, West Peabody ∗NMTW Credit Union, 110 Newbury St (Rt 1), Danvers ∗First Ipswich Bank: Essex, Rowley, Gloucester ∗Michaud Mitsubishi, Rt. 114, Danvers ∗Honey Dew Donuts, Rt 114, Danvers ∗Delande Lighting, 22 New Derby St, Salem ∗Beverly Chamber of Commerce, 100 Cummings Center, Beverly ∗Millennium Spa and Hair Studio, 38 Enon St, Beverly Toys can be dropped off at any of these locations now through Tuesday, December 18th. For further information, please call JoAnn Gillette at North Shore 104.9 at 978-927-1049 extension 19 or Senator Bruce Tarr at 617-722-1600.