Bartell Drugs once again will partner with the Salvation Army to provide holiday gifts for children in need by collecting new, unwrapped toys during its ninth annual Salvation Army “Toy ‘N’ Joy” drive, now through Dec. 14.

The toy donations will be accepted at all 58 Bartell Drugs locations in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Toys will be distributed to low-income children and youth the week before Christmas through the Salvation Army’s “toy warehouses.”

The 2011 drive generated over 5,200 toy donations by Bartell’s customers – the estimated equivalent of $78,637 in toys to the Salvation Army.

Donation options include:

Choose a “gift request tag” from the “Toy ‘N’ Joy” display in the store and return the gift to the donation barrel with the tag affixed to it.

Donate new, unwrapped gifts appropriate for children up to 14 years-of-age.