US Marines and Original Oyster House Host Toys for Tots Event Sunday, Dec. 13

The Original Oyster House restaurants are an official drop site for Toys for Tots, our Nation’s flagship children’s Christmastime charity. While having lunch or dinner, drop off a toy for a special child because finding a present under the tree on Christmas morning is an experience every child deserves. The collection event culminates on Sunday, December 13^th when our local US Marines will join us at the Mobile Causeway location from 6 pm to 8 pm. The US Marines, in their dress blues, will pick up donated toys, take photos with your family and wish everyone a happy Christmas. If you are interested in participating, please drop off a new unwrapped toy, gift card or consider donating by check to Toys for Tots. You can place donation items in the Toys for Tots collection box at the Mobile Causeway or Gulf Shores restaurants. Both locations also have gift shops. All donations will remain in the local community and will be distributed to children and families in need.

The United States Marine Toys for Tots Program began in 1947 distributing 5000 toys to less fortunate children who could go without a new toy during the holiday season. Walt Disney designed the first Toys for Tots poster which included a miniature three-car train now adopted as the Toys for Tots logo. Presently, the Marine Toys for Tots Program distributes an average of 18 million toys to 7 million less fortunate children annually. For more information, please visit toysfortots.org.

The Original Oyster House has become the “must-go-to” place for great Gulf seafood, service, and Southern hospitality and for its panoramic waterfront sunsets. A top-spot for hand-shucked and fire-grilled oysters, the Original Oyster House is legendary for its homemade gumbo, cheesy grits with blackened shrimp, as well as handcrafted desserts including its famous Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pie. In 2016, the Original Oyster House became the first restaurant in the state to recycle oyster shells through the Alabama Coastal Foundation. As of October 2026, the Oyster Shell Recycling Program has recovered an estimated 31.7 million oyster shells, a powerful testament to the success of the program. The Original Oyster House is also one of the only restaurants in the state to actively oyster garden, growing stocker oysters to restore the reef, through Auburn University’s Oyster Gardening Program.

The Original Oyster House (OOH) has two locations, Mobile: 3733 Battleship Parkway, on the Causeway and Gulf Shores: 701 Gulf Shores Parkway on the Original Oyster House Boardwalk. Both locations offer spectacular waterfront views and have been celebrated as the area’s finest family restaurants for the past 40 years. For more information about the Original Oyster House, please visit www.originaloysterhouse.com or call 251-928-2620.