Crime & Safety

NH State Police, Marines Begin Toys For Tots Drives Saturday

State troopers and businesses are hosting collection sites and "stuff a cruiser" events for the org throughout New Hampshire until Dec. 8.

State troopers and businesses are hosting collection sites and "stuff a cruiser" events for Toys for Tots throughout New Hampshire until Dec. 8.
State troopers and businesses are hosting collection sites and "stuff a cruiser" events for Toys for Tots throughout New Hampshire until Dec. 8. (New Hampshire State Police )

CONCORD, NH — New Hampshire State Police are working with businesses throughout the Granite State to assist the U.S. Marines' Toys for Tots Campaign, once again, this year. Troopers are hosting "stuff a cruiser" events and collection sites around the state in an effort to collect as many new, unwrapped toys, to distribute to less fortunate children. The drives run through Dec. 8.

The following stuff a cruiser events will be held in 2019:

  • 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Bass Pro Shop, 2 Commerce Drive in Hooksett.
  • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Walmart, 561 Main St. in Gorham.
  • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Target/Dick’s Sporting Goods, 42-46 Ash Brook Road in Keene.
  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Walmart, 46 North South Road in North Conway.
  • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, Toyota of Epping, 58 Calef Highway in Epping.
  • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 1, at Walmart, 683 Tenney Mountain Highway in Plymouth.
  • 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Monday Dec. 2 at the Dept. of Health and Human Services (Brown Building), 129 Pleasant St. in Concord.
  • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 (#GivingTuesday) at NH State Police Headquarters, 33 Hazen Drive in Concord.
  • 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Department of Corrections (Main Building), 105 Pleasant St. in Concord.
  • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Walmart, 1458 Lake Shore Road in Gilford.
  • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Walmart, 33 Sherwood Drive in Tilton.
  • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Walmart, 116 Farmington Road in Rochester.
  • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 at Walmart, 33 Fresh River Road in Epping.

Collection Sites

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Toys can also be dropped off at the following sites between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

  • Troop A Barracks, 315 Calef Highway in Epping.
  • Troop B Barracks, 16 East Point Drive in Bedford.
  • Troop C Barracks, 15 Ash Brook Court in Keene.
  • Troop D Barracks, 139 Iron Works Road in Concord.
  • Troop E Barracks, 1864 White Mountain Highway in Tamworth.
  • Troop F Barracks, 549 Route 302 in Twin Mountain.
  • Troop G Barracks and the Concord DMV, 23 Hazen Drive in Concord.
  • Marine Patrol Headquarters, 31 Dock Road in Gilford.
  • State Police Headquarters, 33 Hazen Drive in Concord.
  • NH State Hospital, Safety Office Complex Police Force, 36 Clinton St. in Concord.

For additional information, follow New Hampshire State Police on Twitter at @NH_StatePolice, Facebook at @NHStatePolice, and Instagram at @nhstatepolice.

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