Red Cross, Marines team up for Toys for Tots, phone cards for soldiers at airport

VIENNA — The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, along with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and the American Red Cross have teamed up to collect Toys for Tots and Phone Cards for the Soldiers. The Hugs for the Holidays drive ends Thursday.

Unwrapped new toys or pre-paid phone cards that will go to the Red Cross can be dropped off from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport information counter, 1453 Youngstown-Kingsville Road NE (state Route 193), Vienna, or the American Red Cross, 661 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

For every donation, the donor will be entered in a drawing for two round-trip tickets from Allegiant Air for travel from the airport. Also, Mrs. E. Carol Claus and a Marine from

YARS will be on hand to greet passengers at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.