Jacob Aldrich, of the Coastal Bend region of Texas, has gone above and beyond for Toys for Tots.
The autistic 19-year-old has been going to Chuck E. Cheese since he was a toddler, and a while ago he came up with a way to give back.
Jacob tells KRIS 6 News “Starting 3 years ago, I was at zero, and I decided to get a million tickets to give to Toys for Tots.”
He came every weekend to play the games, especially “Wheel of Fortune” and finally got a million tickets!
United States Marine Corps Corporal Russell Sweet helped coordinate for Toys For Tots and was floored at Aldrich’s feat!
"2 months ago, I get told that some young man collected a million tickets. And I was shocked, because I know what that takes."
Sweet calls the teen’s effort “selfless” and “unbelievable.”
Instead of giving the organization the tickets, Jacob turned them in and donated every toy he could get to Toys For Tots.
December 20th is the last day to donate to Toys For Tots.