Orange County Register Archive

TORRANCE - 11/28/08 - Staff Photo: SCOTT VARLEY - Black Friday shoppers turned out ready to shop and give Friday at the Torrance Toys R Us store where Marine reservists were on hand for their Toys For Tots collection drive. Paula Simoncini of Manhattan Beach drops off a toy for the Marines after shopping at the store. By 2 p.m., the Marines had filled 26 large boxes with toys. They will be at the Torrance Toy R Us every Friday until Christmas. Collected toys are brought to the reserve center on Terminal Island where they are sorted and given to charities and organizations for distribution to the needy.(Photo by Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images)