Owatonna MN

2026 Toys for Tots of Steele County Opens Sept. 30

Toys for Tots Coordinator
Don Overlie

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The Local Impact

Owatonna MN during 2025

4,904
Toys Distributed 1,442
Children Supported

2026 Steele County Toys for Tots Applications

The 2026 Steele County Toys for Tots Applications will begin Wednesday, September 30. You must apply online.

You can now fill out and submit your registration for toys directly on our website. Please note that we are no longer using paper applications, and only online submissions will be accepted.

Please go to the Request a Toy tab at the top of the website navigation bar. Click on the application and fill-out all of the required fields. Once accepted, you will receive a notification about your specific pick-up date and time.

Applicants are encouraged to fill-out the online application early to give volunteers time to sort toys and do their best to fulfill each family’s request.
Late applications will be accepted between Dec. 1-15, 2026.

For those needing a computer or internet access to reach the Steele County Toys for Tots website, to fill-out an application, the Owatonna and Blooming Prairie Public Libraries provide free computer usage and open public Wi-Fi.

Parents/Guardians and children must live in Steele County. Children must be 16 and younger as of Dec. 31, 2026, and school-aged (Kindergarten and above) must be attending school or home schooled. The application must be completed by the parents or guardians.

About Steele County Toys for Tots
Toys for Tots of Steele County has been in existence for 44 years. It operates within the national U.S. Marine Corp Reserve Toys for Tots program, which began in 1947. Its objective is to collect and distribute NEW and UNWRAPPED toys to Steele County needy children in December. Cash and gift cards received are used to purchase toys as per directives from our national organization.

For more information about Steele County Toys for Tots visit the Facebook page for updates www.facebook.com/SteeleCountyToysforTots/