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Registration for the 2018 Toys for Tots campaign will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following dates: Nov. 16, 17 and 30, and Dec. 1, 7 and 8.

Registration for Carbon County residents will take place at the Salem Bible Fellowship Church, 1105 Frederick’s Grove Road, Lehighton. This is the only location for registration: no phone calls will be accepted. Please be there on one of the dates listed above.

To ensure that a family is eligible for Toys for Tots, there must be a letter from your church, proof of public assistance or proof of unemployment. Only parents or legal guardians are permitted to register children. The person registering the children must have ID for themselves.

In addition to this, legal guardians must have proof of guardianship. You must have a current, local resident photo ID to prove your Carbon County residency.

For each child being register, a birth certificate is required. The age limit is 14 years, handicapped children 16 years. Please specify disability.

This project is being held by the Schuylkill-Carbon Marine Corps League. If you have any questions you may call Ed, 570-325-2408.

Contact Ann Louise Hayes at 570-325-4435. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.