Take a seat, and think back to the very first Christmas
morning you remember. How much it meant to receive that perfect toy you’ve been
waiting for all year. Every child deserves to have that same tingly feeling of
joy and excitement. However, unfortunately not every child gets the opportunity
to experience that. The Toys for Tots foundation aims to help fix that, but
they are not able to do it alone. With help from men like Rod Aycox the Toys
for Tots foundation are able to successful fulfill that tingly joy feeling to
many kids throughout the United States.
Rod Aycox
is a proud sponsor of Toys for Tots. He is one of America’s most successful
business man, known to be the pioneer for quick and easy loans. Rod is the CEO
of Select Management Resources which is the parent company for LoanMax, Midwest
Title Loans and North American Title Loans. Rods business helps provide
cash-strapped customers with the funds they need without any hassle or credit
checks. Rod Aycox business fills a void left behind by banks and credit unions
unable or unwilling to provide high risk loans to those who don’t have good
credit. LoanMax and its affiliated companies have more than 1,000 stores that
operate in over 20 states nationwide. Rod Aycox not only helps people through
his business but those throughout each community he is apart of. Every year Rod
makes a donation to Toys for Tots and places bins outside his many stores
throughout the country to try and encourage others to donate to such a
wonderful cause.
The Toys
for Tots began in Los Angeles, California in 1947 and founded by Major Bill
Hendricks. He was inspired by his wife, Diane who tried to donate a homemade
Raggedy Ann Doll to a needy child but could not find an organization to do so.
Major Bill Hendricks gathered a group of local Marine reservists including
Lieutenant Colonel John Hampton who coordinated and collected bins placed
outside Warner Bros Movie Theater. That year they gathered over 5,000 toys for
Toys for Tots. It was such a success that in 1948 they lunched as a national
campaign. Finally, in 1995, the Secretary of Defense approved Toys for tots as
an official mission of the Marine Corps Reserve.
The organization since 2011
have collected more than 16.7 million toys to help distribute to children whose
parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. Rod Aycox focus has
always been on education and the welfare of the youth especially throughout the
holidays. Just last year, Rod donated to the Big Brothers and Big Sister for
their annual Mahoning Valley Christmas Party. More than 150 local children were
provided with winter coats and hats. They were also treated with Christmas
gifts, dinner and a visit from Santa! Rods innate kindness shows through every generous
donation he makes throughout the communities. The infectious smile on each
child’s face will warm your heart as they receive a new Christmas toy this
year!
