IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 232 
Recognizing and commending the Toys for Tots Literacy Program for its 
contributions in raising awareness of illiteracy, promoting children’s lit-
eracy, and fighting poverty through the support of literacy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2009 
Mr. GRAVES submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and commending the Toys for Tots Literacy 
Program for its contributions in raising awareness of 
illiteracy, promoting children’s literacy, and fighting pov-
erty through the support of literacy. 
Whereas, for more than 60 years, Toys for Tots has been 
bringing smiles to the faces of less fortunate children 
through the gift of a new toy; 
Whereas, after supporting Toys for Tots since 2005 and rais-
ing $1.3 million to help brighten the lives of thousands 
of children nationwide, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes 
Etc. network launched the Toys for Tots Literacy Pro-
gram in March 2008 to expand upon their existing part-
nership as an example of what small businesses can do 
to help their community; 
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•HRES 232 IH 
Whereas the mission of the Toys for Tots Literacy Program 
is to offer the Nation’s most economically disadvantaged 
children the ability to compete academically and to suc-
ceed in life by providing them direct access to resources 
that enhance their ability to read and to communicate ef-
fectively; 
Whereas this initiative maintains the Toys for Tots mission 
of delivering hope while extending its reach and impact 
in a meaningful way by providing less fortunate children 
with tools that can help them break the cycle of poverty; 
Whereas, in 2007, the National Center for Educational Sta-
tistics released its annual Reading Report, which asserts 
that 33 percent of all fourth graders in the United States 
still cannot read at even the basic level, highlighting the 
need for a program like the Toys for Tots Literacy Pro-
gram; 
Whereas every $1 donation helps the Marine Toys for Tots 
Foundation buy a book for a deserving child within the 
community where it was donated; 
Whereas since March 2008 more than $630,000 has been 
raised for the Toys for Tots Literacy Program through 
a variety of activities, including donation card campaigns, 
coin box collections, special events, and sponsorships; 
Whereas March 2009 marks the one-year anniversary of the 
Toys for Tots Literacy Program; and 
Whereas the Toys for Tots Literacy Program has created a 
literacy award, in honor of Alferd Williams, a 71-year-old 
resident of St. Joseph, Missouri, who, to combat illit-
eracy, enrolled in Alesia Hamilton’s first-grade class at 
Edison Elementary School in St. Joseph; Now, therefore, 
be it 
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•HRES 232 IH 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that the Toys for Tots Literacy 
Program has made significant contributions in rais-
ing awareness of illiteracy and promoting children’s 
literacy; and 
(2) recognizes and commends the Toys for Tots 
Literacy Program for its effort to battle poverty 
through the support of literacy. 
Æ 
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