FAIRFIELD — Travis Air Force Base personnel will man a booth at the Vacaville farmers market on Oct. 1 to get the word out about the official kickoff to the annual Toys for Tots campaign.

“I’ll have a table and canopy set up with promotional materials and information, free goodies for anyone that wants any, and will just be raising awareness for the campaign to try to reach as many people that need help this holiday season as possible,” Staff Sgt. Salvatore Rizzo, the 2022 Solano County Toys for Tots coordinator, wrote in an email. “I’ll also have QR codes set up for local businesses to volunteer as a toy drop site so we can bring in as many toys as possible for those in need.”

There will be collection boxes on site for new and unwrapped toys.

Business donations of packing tape, black permanent markers, a dolly (to be returned after the campaign), three long foldable tables (to be returned after the campaign), 10,000 black trash bags (“Toy Distribution Receptacles”), gas cards, and restaurant and grocery store gift cards to support and feed volunteers are all needed.

“Any and all businesses that donate to the campaign will get their logo on every distribution box that goes out,” Rizzo wrote.

The recently dedicated Marine Corps League Charles “Bud” Hallam Detachment No. 1486 is involved in the campaign effort as well.

“Last year we were able to give toys to over 9,000 Solano County children in need,” Rizzo wrote. “I’d like to give more this year.”

The farmers market runs from 8 a.m. to noon at the Creekwalk Plaza of Andrews Park, 614 E. Monte Vista Ave.

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