NEWS: Geeks for Tots 2012

I'm sure you're all familiar with the Toys for Tots foundation and their work to collect donations for underprivileged children. But did you know that as well as experiencing the joy of knowing you've helped make a child's Christmas just a little brighter, you could also win actual prizes for taking part?

FEATURE: Please Support Toys For Tots

With Christmas just a sobering 16 days away, there's never been a better time to help support the Toys For Tots campaign.

FEATURE: Geeks For Tots Prize Spotlight - SDCC-Exclusive GI Joe Zaranas

You know about Geeks For Tots, right? It's a campaign to help encourage donations to the Toys For Tots appeal by offering participants the chance to win some very awesome prizes. OK? Cool.

What you may not know is that Geeks For Tots has just landed a superb prize in the form of these San Diego Comic Con-Exclusive Zarana figures, a must for any collector of the Real American Hero.

To stand a chance of winning these two beauties, the standard entry ''rules'' apply - photograph yourself making a donation at a Toys For Tots collection point and then email the photo in to the Geeks For Tots site. But there's a twist. To qualify for the Zaranas, you must be wearing a GI Joe-themed item of clothing (or, as the site suggests, be dressed as a GI Joe character.)

We're already into December, so make sure you get your entries in and - more importantly - that your donations are received in time to make a difference to the life of an underprivileged child this Christmas. 

See more at Geeks For Tots.

FEATURE: Geeks For Tots

Geeks For Tots is an campaign that provides an incentive to toy collectors to help-out a less fortunate child by making donations to the Toys For Tots program. If you're not familiar with Toys For Tots it's a non-profit organisation that collects brand-new toy donations, which are then given to children in an attempt to ensure no child has a toy-less Christmas. Donations can be made online or you can purchase a toy and then donate it at a variety of drop-off points (you'll find them at Toys R Us, for example.)

When you participate in the Toys For Tots program you're not only helping to brighten the Christmas of a less-fortunate child but - if you take a photo and email it to the Geeks For Tots campaign - you could also stand the chance of winning some very cool prizes in return for helping out. But if that's still not incentive enough, then maybe the following will help motivate you.

I remember as a child - probably around 7 or 8 years old - that there was one Christmas where I was particularly lucky. My sister, brother and I had all received some amazing gifts and were very pleased with our toy and present haul. 

One of the kids who lived nearby - a ''sort of'' friend of my brother's -  came around to play with him and to see what the big guy had brought for him this Christmas. As my brother showed him the various toys he'd received - a remote controlled UFO, an Action Man tank, a bunch of model kits, a toy rifle and more - our visitor's lip began to tremble, his face reddened and then he burst into uncontrollable fits of tears. As my mother tried to console him she asked why he was so upset. His reply? ''I must have been very naughty this year... All Santa Claus brought me was a bar of chocolate and a plastic tool set.''

Regardless of your religious or personal beliefs, Christmas is a time for children. So please, when you're out shopping this Black Friday, take a moment to help make sure no child is without a toy this year by donating to a Toys For Tots collection. Take part in the Geeks For Tots campaign and you yourself could be in for a treat, too, although perhaps the most precious reward is the one you'll never see: the look on a child's face when he or she opens the toy you gave to them...

FEATURE: Geeks For Tots Prize Spotlight - Big Bad Toy Store $50 Gift Cards

As well as being awesome enough to sponsor That Figures, toy uber-retailer Big Bad Toy Store has stepped-up to provide two $50 Gift Cards for the Geeks For Tots appeal.

The winner and runner-up will - along with their other prizes - receive $50 to spend at the world's best online toy store. And that could be you.

To stand a chance of winning, simply photograph yourself making a donation to the Toys For Tots appeal (or get an electronic confirmation if you donate online) and then send it to Geeks For Tots. And best of all, you'll be making a child very happy this Christmas.

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FEATURE: Geeks For Tots Prize Spotlight - Brian's Toys Star Wars Figures

Yowza!

If you're a Star Wars fan then this prize package from Brian's Toys could be the extra incentive needed to get you to help-out a less-fortunate child this Christmas.

To stand a chance of getting your hands on this line-up of figures, all you need do is take a photograph of yourself donating to the Toys For Tots appeal (or provide a digital receipt should you make an online donation) and submit it to the Geeks For Tots website.

Learn more at Geeks For Tots.

FEATURE: Geeks For Tots Prize Spotlight - Spider-Man Minimates From Luke's Toys

You know the deal with Geeks For Tots, right? Simply make a gift of a toy to Toys For Tots and then submit a photo of you making your donation (or a donation receipt should you choose to contribute online) and you could win a number of very cool prizes, including the focus of today's feature, this awesome Spider-Man-centric collection of Minimates, courtesy of Luke's Toys.

Featuring three double-packs (so that's six Minimates for those of you who didn't major in Maths) - including The Green Goblin, The Lizard, Iron Fist and three Spidey variants - and two diorama backdrops, this very cool prize will go to one kind soul. And that could be you.

Visit Geeks For Tots to learn more.

FEATURE: Geeks For Tots Prize Spotlight - Premium Format Clone Trooper

Geeks For Tots is a non-profit organisation that supports the Toys For Tots program by offering a number of incentives to those who participate in the gift-giving program. To take part, simply provide a photo (or other proof) of your donation to Toys For Tots and submit it to Geeks For Tots to stand the chance of winning an amazing array of prizes including the focus of today's Feature, the Sideshow Collectibles Premium Format Clone Trooper from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

Standing at 19'' tall and limited to just 500 pieces worldwide, this amazing statuette is retailing at the $300 mark but it could be yours for just the price of a regular toy.

Learn more about how you can get involved at Geeks For Tots.

NEWS: Geeks For Tots Update

You may have noticed the Geeks For Tots banner to the left of the page. If you haven't, go look at it now. And then click it to visit Geeks For Tots and do your part to help make the Christmas of a less-fortunate child a little brighter and - along the way - stand the chance of winning some very cool prizes in return for your donation.

Geeks For Tots.

NEWS: Geeks For Tots

Toys For Tots is a non-profit organisation whose goal is to ensure no child has a Christmas without toys. Contributions - in the form of financial donations or brand-new toys - are passed-on to less-fortunate families with the intention of brightening the Christmas of children who otherwise would spend the holidays without such gifts.

If the thought of helping-out a child at Christmas wasn't motivation enough, Geeks For Tots is a website intended to reward those who contribute to the charity by offering a number of cool collectibles, gift cards and other prizes.

To stand a chance of winning some very cool collectibles, simply email a photo of yourself donating a toy to Toys For Tots (or proof of an online donation) and your name will be entered into the draw. 

Visit Geeks For Tots for full details.