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Blue Angels collect toys for Sandy victims

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    Jonathan Serrie reports from New York

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And a team of angels delivering gifts to kids who were right in the middle of that storm.

-- the US navy's blue angels stunt flying team in this week they're stocking up the giant -- plane nicknamed Fat Albert.

With toys and other donations all part of the Toys for Tots holiday campaign.

And you can bet this will make a difference for children living along the northeast coast where sandy destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.

This campaign has become an annual tradition for that blue angels last year the blue angels made their special delivery in the tornado ravaged state of Alabama.

Jump in series with a blue angels this afternoon he's live in Petersburg New Jersey right along the shore so who gets these toys Jonathan.

-- for families who are struggling to buy Christmas gifts on their own and in this case hearing teens -- A lot of folks struggling in the wake of super -- sandy we met the -- family from another nearby community along the coast Toms River New Jersey.

-- -- is a volunteer firefighter who was actually -- performing rescues during the storm.

Even though his own home at the time was taking on water now his kids are getting a little help from the blue angels and Toys for Tots -- That's very humbling to be on the other end of the I'd much rather be doing giving and helping them receiving -- slice analysis.

It's much love.

Appreciate it from everybody.

Meanwhile united way -- Monmouth Kelly tells us so many local cherry charities when the storm came through were focused on getting.

Lifesaving supplies food water and shelter to the folks that toys really took a back -- and so they really appreciate.

This outside help coming in.

So that there will be may indeed be toys.

Under the Christmas trees of many of these family kept you know -- normally -- blue angels his daredevil pilots are explaining humanitarian focus here.

Yet -- the mission of the blue angels is really to showcase the capabilities of the Marines and also the US navy and because the Marines and navy are constantly doing humanitarian missions all around the world the pilot -- -- the -- -- board that aircraft at what they're doing now.

Is really in keeping with that mission was.

Yes.

We're America's -- rate -- -- support.

And whether that support is is protecting our interest abroad or taking care of our families here in in the country.

That the Marines do.

And the marine reserves have been involved with Toys for Tots for 65 years now -- Jonathan Serrie live down the Jersey Shore Jonathan thanks very much so.

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