BAYSIDE, NY (TIP): Senator John Liu, on December 20, concluded his 2023 Holiday Toy Drive with thousands of toy donations for families of soldiers at the 77th Sustainment Brigade in Fort Totten, Queens. Toy donations were collected throughout the month of December at the office of Senator Liu in Bayside, Champions Martial Arts schools and Operation Child Rescue.

State Senator John Liu stated, “Many thanks to all who chipped in this year to brighten the spirits of children in our community. Many of our local military families stationed at Fort Totten have family members deployed overseas and are unable to spend the holidays together, so we are grateful for this tremendous outpouring of support for our hometown heroes!”

Michael Ro (노찬훈), Head Master of Flushing Champions Martial Arts, stated, “I want to thank all the Champions Martial Arts schools for participating in this year’s toy drive. We are especially grateful to everyone who donated toys so the families of our military men and women can have a joyful holiday season.”

William Dobie, President of Operation Cr Inc., stated, “I am so thankful to be a part of Senator Liu’s toy drive this year and to have participated in his event for the past five years. To be able to provide the children of soldiers actively serving with hundreds of toys each holiday season is such an honor. I could not do it without Champions Martial Arts and their dedication to giving back to the community. They are the reason why we are able to have successful toy drives each and every year.”

Former Staff Sergeant and Founder of Jibaritos With Troops, Amee Hernandez, stated, “Jibaritos With Troops have been feeding and taking care of families as they leave for deployment and personally delivering toys to the troops. We want to thank everyone in our community who took time to give back this year.”

Toys were collected at different Champions Martial Arts locations throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island including locations in Flushing, Bayside, Forest Hills, College Point, Long Island City, Ozone Park, Kew Gardens, Copiague, Astoria, Ridgewood, East Meadow and 18th Avenue. Donations will benefit hundreds of military families stationed out of the 77th Sustainment Brigade at Fort Totten in Bayside, Queens. The majority of soldiers will be deployed this holiday season.