For the fifth consecutive year, Ivy League actor Hill Harper (CSI:NY, NY Times Bestselling author) and Nate Parker (The Great Debaters, Red Tails) will partner with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to collect toys for the less fortunate. With the common goal to spread a message of hope while uniting in service, the Manifest Your Destiny Toy Drive is an event that has become a Hollywood staple. All toys collected are donated to the Toys for Tots for Los Angeles needy families while all revenue above the cost of the event is donated to help fund Manifest Your Destiny.This year’s event will be held in December at one Hollywood’s hot spots. Last year, host committee members included NicoleScherzinger(Pussycat Dolls, X-Factor), Gabrielle Union (Bad Boys),LashindaDemus(Olympian, American record holder) andDuleHill(Psych, West Wing), and brought in more than 1,000 toys in only five hours.

The Manifest Your Destiny Foundation, is a non-profit youth organization established by Hill Harper. The mission is to provide underserved youth a path to empowerment and educational excellence through academic programming, college access skills, and personal development. Despite his many accolades and awards, or maybe because of them, Hill Harper made a commitment to work in service of our youth to pass along the lessons he learned and to provide a foundation for young men and women to use as a launching pad to success.

Visit Manifest Your Destiny Foundation’s website for more info.