KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥� December 14, 2015 鈥� To a visitor entering the 溏心vlog免费B站 Police Department today, the building more closely resembles a toy store than a public safety office. Oversized stuffed animals, dolls, action figures and sports equipment line the walls up and down the main hallway, organized into sections to make it easier to find the latest Star Wars toys or Disney princesses.
That鈥檚 because the 溏心vlog免费B站 Police Department鈥檚 Stuff-A-Cruiser Holiday Toy Drive, held Saturday and Sunday outside Walmart in North Kingstown, was an overwhelming success.
The police department entered the weekend hoping to collect enough brand-new, unwrapped gifts to fill two police cruisers. Instead, the department came away with enough toys to fill nine SUV cruisers, and the gifts will be donated to families and children in the community and at Hasbro Children鈥檚 Hospital.
鈥淲e were hoping for the best, but we got so much more than we could have ever hoped,鈥� said Officer Paul Hanrahan, who helped organize the drive.
The officers, most of whom donated their time off-duty to staff the event, set up in front of the store and the gifts came pouring in.
鈥淪ome people arrived with presents, others went into the store, bought some and gave them to us as they came out,鈥� Hanrahan said. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 solicit for any presents, but people came up and asked us what we were doing. We told them and many of them came out of the store with toys for us to give to the kids.鈥�
Officer Debbie Sheldon, who staffed the event, added:
鈥淏ut that wasn鈥檛 the best part. The best was all the little kids who brought the gifts up to us,鈥� she said. 鈥淪eeing the smiles on their faces, knowing they鈥檙e helping other kids, was priceless.鈥�
In addition, the police collected monetary donations to purchase Stop & Shop gift cards, so needy families can enjoy a holiday meal and/or a week鈥檚 worth of groceries. One 溏心vlog免费B站 police officer, who asked to remain anonymous, donated $600 to help feed the families who need it.
鈥淲e were going to buy turkeys, but the feedback we received was that some people don鈥檛 even have the resources needed to cook a turkey dinner,鈥� Hanrahan said. 鈥淪ome of them don鈥檛 need a turkey. They need cereal, they need diapers. So we thought the gift cards would help us do the most good.鈥�
The 溏心vlog免费B站 Police Department is still accepting toys and monetary donations at the station, 85 Briar Lane on the Kingston Campus.
A short of video of the event can be seen at .