Northern New Jersey Applebees Restaurants Donate To USMC's Toys For Tots

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- Applebee's locations in New Jersey and Long Island recently presented a check for $231,917 to the U.S. Marines Corps in support of its Toys for Tots program.

<p>From left: Kevin Coughlin, Applebee's director of operations, David DiBartolo, vice president of operations, and Lt. General Pete Osman, president and chief executive officer for Toys for Tots</p> — From left: Kevin Coughlin, Applebee's director of operations, David DiBartolo, vice president of operations, and Lt. General Pete Osman, president and chief executive officer for Toys for Tots
Photo Credit: *Alexandra Ventura*

Rachel Martin

02/11/2016 10:30 p.m.

The money was raised during Applebee’s annual Breakfast with Santa fundraising events in New Jersey and Long Island -- 100 percent of the proceeds went to the cause, "to benefit underprivileged children to brighten the holidays, unify local communities and deliver a message of hope," according to a press release.

In the past 17 years, Applebee’s locations owned and operated by Doherty Enterprises in New Jersey, Long Island, Florida and Georgia have raised more than $3.6 million for the Toys for Tots initiative, spreading holiday cheer to more than 230,000 deserving children.

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