Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man teamed up this year with Toys for Tots, a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve that distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) in conjunction with the 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD release of Spider-Man: Homecoming provided one of the actual suits worn by actor Tom Holland while shooting the movie to be auctioned off by ScreenBid.com on behalf of Toys for Tots. The winning bid raised more than $37,000 dollars for the charity!
Spider-Man swung into a Toys for Tots distribution center in Pasadena, California to present a check from the online auction. He also brought along with him some Spider-Man: Homecoming dvds and toys to contribute towards the Toys for Tots effort courtesy of SPHE. While there he joined in with other volunteers gift wrapping presents that will be going out to needy kids. Way to go Spidey!
The appearance also provided an opportunity for Spider-Man to meet one of his own personal heroes ... Santa Claus. Spidey and Santa spent some time chatting about each others super powers. One can make reindeer fly in the sky plus teleport himself into people's homes while the other can crawl up walls and shoot webs. Who do you think has the more impressive abilities? Doesn't matter they are both impressive guys!
Would you like to join Spider-Man and Santa Claus in supporting the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation? Visit toysfortots.org for information about making a financial contribution, donating new, unopened toys or volunteering your time.
Photos courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is teaming up with Toys for Tots to help in the effort to ensure every child is provided a nice gift for Christmas through the auction of an impressive piece of movie memorabilia. A Spider-Man suit worn by Tom Holland while filming Spider-Man: Homecoming is being auctioned online by Screen Bid to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.
Bids can be placed at spiderman.screenbid.com through Monday, December 18, 2017 before 9 am EST. Additionally, SPHE is donating DVDs of Spider-Man: Homecoming to be distributed to underprivileged children through Toys for Tots.
"Finding a present under the tree on Christmas morning is an experience every child deserves, " said retired Marine Colonel Ted Silvester, Vice President of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, as part of the auction's announcement. "With this generous support, we will be able to fulfill the Christmas dreams of less fortunate children who otherwise might be forgotten."
For Spider-Man fans who don't have the deep pockets to bid in the Marine Toys for Tots auction, SPHE is also hosting a sweepstakes for a chance to win a second costume used in the movie. To enter the sweepstakes, fans can simply take a picture of themselves showing a photo of their purchase of the new Walmart-exclusive Spider-Man Limited Edition Gift Box or any Blu-ray™, DVD or Digital purchase of Spider-Man: Homecoming at retail. For official rules and more details on how to enter, visit www.spidermanhomecoming.com/winthesuit/.
A perfect gift for any superhero fan, the new Spider-Man: HomecomingLimited Edition Gift Box is available exclusively at Walmart and comes loaded with an exclusive Funko Pop! “upside down” Vinyl bobble-head figure, only available through this limited retail offer. Also exclusive to this limited edition gift box is a Spider-Man Comic Covers Book called “Through the Years” featuring popular Spider-Man comic book cover art, as well as Spider-Man athletic socks, a collectible Spider-Man enamel pin, and the Spider-Man:Homecoming Blu-ray, DVD and digital combo pack.
Don't have the money to participate in the Spider-Man: Homecoming Win the Suit Auction, but still want to help out the Toys for Tots effort? You can donate a toy at an area toy drop locations, make a financial donation on the charity's website, host a Toys for Tots event at your home, office or other venue and collect toys for Toys for Tots, or volunteer at one of their distribution warehouses. Click here to find a Toys for Tots connection near you.
