The Daily News reports on two guys making a difference:
Wednesday, December 10th 2008, 2:10 AM 
It's unlikely that any one of us can solve the larger international economic crisis.
But every one of us could make a single child's life a little brighter this month by donating a toy - or two, or three - to the Toys for Tots drive sponsored annually by the Marine Corps Reserve and being promoted Thursday with a live broadcast in Times Square by Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic of WEPN (1050 AM, ESPN Radio).
Mike and Mike will be at the Toys R Us store in Times Square, 6-10 a.m., greeting listeners, talking sports, having some silly fun and promoting Toys for Tots. All listeners are asked to bring an unwrapped gift for donation.
"It's a terrific charity, and it's something we feel great about doing," says Greenberg. "Golic and I are really lucky guys, and this time of year the difference always feels more acute between people who have that good fortune and people who don't. So it's really an obligation to help."
The team was in Dallas last week to help raise money for a children's hospital, an experience Greenberg says "I can't even really describe. It leaves you with a much more profound understanding that there are frightening numbers of people for whom the reality of life is very different."
Like countless other persons in the media and entertainment spotlights, Greenberg and Golic use some of their celebrity to draw attention to causes like Toys for Tots.
Like other hosts, they also walk the line during these promotions. "You can't lose the focus on what you do, which for us is talking sports," says Greenberg. "That's the price of the ticket. Beyond that, we do other things that hopefully are entertaining and worthwhile."
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