On Thursday December 15th, North Shore 104.9 and Senator Bruce Tarr will team up again for our 16th 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 15th we'll be on the air live, travelling to 9 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 2011 Thursday December 15th 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.  2010 Toy Drive Photos All locations will be accepting toys through December 17th. Please continue giving this Holiday Season and thanks to everyone who helped and contributed to the North Shore Holiday Toy Drive.  SEE THE PHOTOS FROM THE 2009 NORTH SHORE HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE BY CLICKING HERE

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 Lucia Lighting, Lynn Blueberry Hill Health Care, Beverly Cape Ann Savings Bank, Manchester Marblehead Community/Aging Center Delande Lighting Salem Coco Key, Danvers The Building Center, Gloucester Abbott House, Lynn Rosewood, Peabody Marblehead Bank, Beverly Shubies, Marblehead NMTW Credit Union, Danvers First National Bank of Ipswich, Essex, Rowley, Gloucester  For addtional Action Inc. Drop off locations click here: http://actioninc.org/projectuplift.html The North Shore Holiday Toy Drive gives toys to: Toys for Tots of Lynn Making Ends Meet Marblehead, Marblehead Counseling Center Neighbors in Need, Middleton TLC (Toys for Local Children) Swampscott Beverly Bootstraps Ipswich Caring / Action Action Inc. Cape Ann Pathways for Children, Gloucester   Help North Shore 104.9 Kick-Off the Toy Drive at Sylvan Street Grille. Catherine Browne and the Good Time Team will be kicking off the North Shore Holiday Toy Drive with a broadcast from Sylvan Street Grille in Peabody on December 14th at 5-7pm. Grab a new toy and bring it by Sylvan Street that night or meet us at one of our stops the next day for the Toy Drive.