Pacific briefs: Toys for Tots campaign kicks off at Camp Foster

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The annual Toys for Tots campaign on Okinawa kicks off Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Camp Foster Main PX and at 11:30 a.m. at the Kadena Air Base BX.

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve program will collect new, unwrapped toys through Dec. 24 to distribute to needy children as Christmas gifts.

Last year’s campaign collected about 13,000 toys for Okinawa children.

Collection boxes will be at all AAFES Exchanges, Navy Federal Credit Union branches on Marine Corps bases, Pentagon Credit Union on Kadena Air Base and all military chapels on the island.

MWR block party hosts cars, cook-off and 5K

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea – The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, and the United Service Organizations will host a family block party Nov. 14 at Camp Humphreys.

Activities will include a family 5K run at 10 a.m.; a car show at 11 a.m.; and a chili cook-off starting at noon.

For more information, call DSN 753-6281.

Youth basketball season starts up at Humphreys

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Registration for the youth basketball season at Camp Humphreys is under way through Nov. 16. Players 4 to 19 are eligible.

To register, contact Yeji Smith at the Central Enrollment office in the Child Development Center, Building 693, or call Brad Ficek at DSN 754-5051 for more information.