Alfred University marketing club Toy Drive provides gifts for 75 Hornell-area families

photo of toys — These toys collected during the Alfred Marketing Association’s third annual holiday Toy Drive benefited more than 75 area families.

Alfred University students in the Alfred Marketing Association (AMA) announce that their group’s third annual holiday Toy Drive resulted in gifts being donated to more than 75 Hornell-area families.

A total of 265 toys were donated for the Toy Drive ahead of the holidays, with 191 of them being collected through a competition among Saxon athletic teams organized by Alfred University’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

For the third straight year, the cheerleading team collected the most toys, 64, and was awarded a $150 prize and a frozen yogurt party. Women’s basketball collected 57 toys; women’s lacrosse, 54; and softball, 16.

The AMA also raised more than $200 in donations during various promotional events. Students dressed up as Olaf, a character from the Disney movie “Frozen,” The Grinch, and Santa Claus to solicit donations. Funds raised were used to purchase additional toys.