The Westport Police Department and Police Benevolent Association will sponsor their Holiday Toy Drive next month.
The annual event provides toys for underprivileged children throughout Fairfield County.
“The program has been extremely successful in the past, allowing for thousands of toys to be distributed to children who otherwise would have none,” said Sgt. Jill Ruggiero.
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This year, Westport police have added “Newtown Kindness”, an organization whose mission is “to promote kindness as a guiding principle of humanity,” to the toy drive.
“We are honored to work toward such a mission with Newtown Kindness,” said Ruggiero. “We ask for your continued support and generosity to help make this year’s drive as successful as in the past. By doing so, you will bring joy to so many children while demonstrating acts of kindness.”
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Officers will be collecting new, unopened, and unwrapped toys, as well as cash donations, in the parking lot of The Athletic Shoe Factory, 1560 Post Road East, Westport on Dec. 7-8 and 14-15 between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Donations may also be dropped off at the Westport Police Department, 50 Jesup Road, at any time. Donations will be collected at the department until Sunday, Dec 15 at 3 p.m.
“We thank in advance, all of our continually generous donors and look forward to seeing you all at The Athletic Shoe Factory,” said Ruggiero.
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