Marine Lance l. Abrianna Hernandez places a Barbie doll on top of a stack of toys as she and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Photos: Toys for Tots
Freelance photographer Hayne Palmour IV captures the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve as they load boxes of toys that will be delivered to children across the state during the holiday season.
Marine Sgt. Carlos Casillas helps load boxes of toys from a storage pod on to a truck as he and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up around a 120,000 dollars worth of toys from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, that will go to Toys for Tots at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Sgt. Luis Matiasmonge looks back as he and other Camp Pendleton Marines load on to a truck some of the 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Staff Sgt. Alexandra Llerana picks up boxes of toys in a storage pod that will be put on to truck as she and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Lance l. Abrianna Hernandez picks up boxes of toys in a storage pod that will be put on the truck behind her as she and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Staff Sgt. Alexandra Llerana and Gippetto’s owner, Brian Miller talk as Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Staff Sgt. Yamilex Reyes, right, and Sgt. Carlos Casillas carrie their toy selections as they and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Master Sgt. Damian Rodriquez carries his toy selection fro inside the store as he and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Sgt. Luis Matiasmonge, left, and Staff Sgt. Yamilex Reyes wait to have a cashier checkout their toy selections as they and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Master Sgt. Damian Rodriquez watches as Gunnery Sgt. Jose Marin stands on a ladder to grab his toy selections as they and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store at the Forum in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Staff Sgt. Yamilex Reyes picks up her toy selection after a cashier checked it out as she and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine Sgt. Luis Matiasmonge reaches up to get a toy as he, l. Priscilla Perez, and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Marine l. Elijah Bastien places his toy selection on top of a stack of toys as he and other Camp Pendleton Marines load up 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)A Barbie doll sits on top of other toys as Camp Pendleton Marines load 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Toy selections made by Marines sit outside the store as Camp Pendleton Marines load 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Camp Pendleton Marines hold the long cashier’s receipt from all their toy selections in the store while posing for a photo after they loaded a 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Camp Pendleton Marines hold the long cashier’s receipt from all their toy selections in the store while posing for a photo after they loaded a 120,000 dollars worth of toys for Toys for Tots from Geppetto’s, thanks to an anonymous donor, at the Geppetto’s toy store in Carlsbad on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. The Marines will deliver the toys to children across the state next month. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
