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Students Spearhead “Stuff-A-Cruiser” Toy Drive

The Westminster student club Serving Our Neighbors (SON) spearheaded an effort on campus to gather new and unwrapped toys for area children by participating in the “Stuff-A-Cruiser” toy-drive with the Simsbury Police Department.
 
The students began collecting the gifts in late November and gathered more than 80 toys which they gave to the Simsbury Police Department Dec. 13 for distribution through the Salvation Army Holiday Store. Three police cruisers arrived on campus at 2 p.m., and leaders of SON placed them in the cruisers and spoke with members of the Simsbury Police Department, who thanked them for the toys. John Mimnaugh of Westminster’s security program came up with the idea from his past involvement with it through the Simsbury Police Department. He was on-hand to help with loading the cruisers.
 
“This seemed like the perfect way for us to support the town and be able to give an actual gift during the holidays,” said Kelly Curtis, Westminster’s director of community service. “Our hope with this project was to make a positive impact in our community. We talked about how blessed we are as a Westminster community to have everything we need on the Hill throughout the school year — housing, food, a great education — but for some families in our state, and even in our town, that is not the case.”
 
Westminster’s Community Service Group and SON do a number of things throughout the year to help make life a little easier on children, including participating in a Grit and Grace Club at Tariffville School and donating to the Gifts of Love’s backpack program in February. “Our goal is to bring as many smiles as possible to local children who need a little extra help with finances throughout the year,” added Kelly. “It also feels great knowing on Christmas morning, a little boy or girl is excited to open a gift under the tree that likely would not have been there without these generous donations.”
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