Photo: Putting a smile on children’s faces for the holidays

Jeff Punches, with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 in Durango, looks over some of the toys on Thursday that have been dropped off for U.S. Marine Corps Reserve La Plata County Toys for Tots Program. New and unwrapped toys can be dropped off until Dec. 15 at locations with boxes around the area. Last year the program distributed 2,235 toys supporting 575 children in the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)