Rod Aycox is currently one of America’s
most successful businessmen, with several financial service companies under his
name. Rod started his own company in the money lending industry and grew to now
operate over 1,000 stores in more than twenty states nationwide. For over 25
years Rod Aycox has offered cash strapped customers the option to get a
short-term loan by giving up their title to their vehicle as a collateral,
along with a state issued ID. This has helped Americans tremendously, giving
individuals an outlet that banks and credit unions do not. However, Rods innate
kindness doesn’t stop there, he has continued to open doors for people in each
community that he serves.
On December 22, 2010 Rod Aycox
and his affiliated companies supported the Joplin Fire Department Toys for Tots
toy drive and fundraiser. Each year Mr. Aycox assists in signing up families to
receive toys from the “Toys for Tots” and provides a drop off point for those
wishing to donate. The objective is to help less fortunate children throughout
the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to unite all members of
local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the
annual toy collection and to contribute to bettering communities in the future.
The goal for Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a
message of hope to less fortunate children that will assist them in becoming
responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
The Toys for Tots is a program
ran by the United States Marine Corps Reserve set up to collect new, unwrapped
toys during months of October, November and December each year and distribute
those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in
which the campaign is conducted. Toys for Tots was founded in 1947 in Los
Angeles, California. Major Bill Hendricks was inspired by his wife, Diane when
she tried to donate a homemade Raggedy Ann doll to a needy child but could not
find an organization to do so. A group of local marine’s reservist, including
Lieutenant Colonel John Hampton, who coordinated and collected some of 5,000
toys for local children that year from collecting bins placed outside of the
Warner Bros movie theater. There efforts were so successful, in 1948 Toys for
tots was launched as a national campaign.
As of 2013, the Toys for Tots
program and foundation have collected and distributed more than 469 million
toys to children nationwide. Rod Aycox explained “In this season of giving, I
can’t think of a better way to give back than the Toys for Tots program. It is
a joy to be a part of such a great cause.” If it wasn’t for the help of people like Rod
Aycox this non-profit organization would not be where it’s at today.
