VFW stages toy drive, Marine Corps birthday celebration on Nov. 7

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3783 in Ramona will be a busy place

Saturday, when the Wicked Stangs Mustang Club holds its Christmas Toy

Drive and the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its 234th birthday.

Car club members will collect toys for donation to the Ramona VFW

Adopted Military Families for Christmas at the second annual toy drive.

Those wishing to donate a new unwrapped toy or make a cash donation may

bring their donations to the VFW post at 2247 Kelly Ave. or call the

post at 760-789-7888. The car club Web site is wickedstangs.com.

The Marine Corps birthday celebration will start at noon. All Marine

regulars, Marine reservists, retired Marines and veteran Marines and

their families are invited to participate in the long-standing

tradition. The free ceremony will include the reading of the Marine

Corps Commandant’s birthday message and the traditional cutting of the

cake with a Marine Corps sword.