Tats 4 tots 2024

Was a tremendous success

Midwests Largest Toy Drive

Thank you to everyone that joined us for the 22nd annual ‘Tats 4 Tots’ Toy Drive!

Presented by Ultimate Arts Tattoo, 94.1 WJJO, and the US Marines.

Top Tattoo Prize this year:

One lucky donor will received a multi-session, Big AF tattoo from Stripe!

A backyard BBQ from Gypsy Pig, years membership to Twisted Grit Yoga, Year pass to Geeks Mania, Bikes from Schwinn,

We were able to collect 19 pallets of toys, from the nearly 1200 people that attended.

If you have an interest in helping or sponsoring next year, please reach out to Stripe via email, tattoostripe@gmail.com.

Tats 4 Tots ‘23
tats 4 Tots ‘23

Please visit and support our local sponsors listed below. We can’t do it without them…

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.US Marines standards for donations:

  • Donations must be NEW and UNWRAPPED! If you are a toy shop, it is absolutely ok for you to have customers buy from your store and place them in the donation boxes. 

  • Target ages are BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 5-14. Emphasis on toys for older ages, as we usually get less of those. 

  • NO CLOTHES

  • NO FOOD

  • Donations must be <$30 IN VALUE. The EXCEPTION to this rule are items like bikes, skateboards, roller blades, scooters, etc

  • Toys must be APPROPRIATE (ie no profane language or airsoft guns). NERF guns are fine, if you want clarification about a particular toy please contact us. 

  • BATTERIES are okay as donations. 

A look back at Tats 4 Tots 2019 Thanks to TLR Videos www.tlrvideos.com

2017 Video by Josh RIP

2023 video by Jade Eye Productions