Daily Digest for Dec. 4, 2008:

Cell text option helps toy drive

BLOOMINGTON - Central Illinoisans can use their cell phones to help support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

Text the word "TOY" to 90999 to make a $5 donation for Toys for Tots, said Matt Drat, director of McLean County Toys for Tots. A $5 non-taxable charge will be added to your next monthly phone bill. Pay the bill in full and the wireless carrier will pass the donation to the Toys for Tots Foundation. You may text up to five times for a total donation of $25.

The program is supported by Alltel, AT&T, Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.

Kids: Share advice for the president

BLOOMINGTON - Kids in grades K-8 can share advice for President-elect Barack Obama. Send us an e-mail and your entry may be used in a special inaugural issue of The Pantagraph. Submissions also will appear online at Pantagraph.com.

Send emails to newsroom@pantagraph.com and be sure to include your first and last names, age, town, grade level and school.

Please keep your entry to 50 words or less.

Wrapping station helps local club

BLOOMINGTON - The Soroptimist Club is wrapping gifts at Eastland Mall through Dec. 24 to collect donations for the club.

The wrapping center is located next to customer service, just inside the north entrance in the JCPenney.