State Police Troop C Collecting Donations for "Stuff-A-Cruiser"

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The Connecticut State Police “Stuff-A-Cruiser” Toy and Gift Collection will be held on Saturday, December 6th from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tolland Green, located at the intersection of Route 195 and Route 74.

State Police from Troop C are challenging area residents to help them stuff their cruisers with new, unwrapped toys and gifts! We will also gladly accept gift cards and monetary donations. The toys and gifts collected will be distributed to less-fortunate children in the towns served by Troop C, as part of “Operation Team Spirit,” the annual statewide State Police toy drive.

The Troopers, assisted by the Tolland Police Explorer Post, will be in their cruisers on the Green to greet everyone dropping off gifts. Gifts will be given to children up to age 17 and there is a significant need for holiday gifts or gift cards for children and teens ages 8 to 14. Troop C serves the towns of Ashford, Ellington, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon and Willington.

From now until December 14th, gifts and monetary donations will also be accepted at the Troop C barracks on Route 74 in Tolland and at the Human Services Office in the Hicks Memorial Municipal Building (Tolland Town Hall). For additional information, call the Tolland Resident Trooper’s Office at (860) 875-8911, Troop C at (860) 896-3200 or Tolland Youth Services at (860) 871-3612 or (860) 871-3648.

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