MEGADETH Mainman Pitches In For Marines
January 11, 2008Dan Lamothe of MarineCorpsTimes.com reports that MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine coordinated the donation of thousands of toys through the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to wildfire victims in the San Diego area, including four pallets that were delivered to Camp Pendleton, California.
The effort was organized with the help of Hasbro Toys, which donated a portion of the thousands of games, block sets and dolls delivered.
Toy deliveries also were made to the chamber of commerce in nearby Fallbrook, California, and to North Coast Church, a Fallbrook church the Mustaine family attends, said Bob Leonard, chief executive officer of the chamber of commerce.
"He's this interesting paradox, with a family who regularly attends church, but he's still involved in that kind of music," said Leonard.
The toys were delivered to the church in part because there are 300 to 400 children of Marine families who attend and have parents deployed at Camp Pendleton, according to a prepared statement by the band.
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