The holiday season is the perfect time to help out the less-fortunate, and Lost's Daniel Dae Kim knows just how important that is. Along with his wife, the Korea-born actor aided the Marine Corps' Toys for Tots Hawaii Program with their donations.
With the shortfall in much needed toys for children, the Marines have been wishing for a bit more generosity until the last minutes before Christmas. They're hoping many others follow Daniel Dae Kim's example. A few days ago, he and his wife donated 500 toys for the Toys for Tots campaign at Kahala Mall.
The Marine Forces Pacific spokesman, Chuck Little, said that the need for toys has been met for every age group except for two. There haven't been enough contributions for boys and girls ages 8 to 10, as well as boys and girl 11 years and older.
“We're about 1,600 toys shy of being able to meet the need,” Little explained. “We're really concerned about making sure that everyone that requested donations gets something this year.”
Chuck Little continued to say that a collection point for the Marines, managed by the Salvation Army, will remain open until noon today. With just a few hours before Christmas, they're setting it up on the Costco side of Dole Cannery.
Little also shared a few words regarding the involvement of the Lost actor. “To say that (contribution) is overwhelming is a gross understatement,” he said. “That will go a long way toward helping meet the remaining need this year.”
Just this year, the Toys for Tots program collected about 30,000 toys. Thanks to Daniel Dae Kim and his wife, needy kids will benefit from their charity work. If these busy actors can do something as selfless as that, maybe us normal folks can find opportunities for that too. Besides, Lost won't be returning until January. This has to be a better use of our time, rather than watching reruns during the break.
Daniel Dae Kim has been known to appear in recurring roles on several sci-fi and fantasy shows. He has been seen on Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Angel, and Charmed, as well as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Shield, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue and even ER. And even if his character doesn't speak enough English on Lost, Daniel Dae Kim sure knows the language of the Christmas season.
Source: buddytv
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