The Cambridge Police Department and the Cambridge Fire Department are seeking donations for their annual “Secret Santa for Seniors” and “Toys-for-Tots” gift drives.
Donations for the Cambridge Police’s 9th annual “Secret Santa for Seniors” gift drive will be accepted now through Friday, December 18th. Gifts can be dropped off in the first floor main lobby of the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility located at 125 Sixth Street or on the first floor at City Hall at 795 Massachusetts Avenue.
Last year’s “Secret Santa for Seniors” gift drive was the police department’s most successful yet, as more than 500 senior citizens received holiday gift bags due to the generous support from the community. The Cambridge Police are looking to bring cheer to even more senior citizens this year.
The following suggested items – unwrapped – would be greatly appreciated:
• Food (e.g. chocolate, tea, jams, crackers, hard candy)
• Socks
• Slippers
• Hats
• Gloves
• Blankets
• Bath robes
• Local sport team items
• Lip balm
• Cough Drops
• Gift cards
If members of the community are interested, the Cambridge Police Department is also seeking volunteers on the morning of December 24th to hand deliver gift bags to the seniors.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Sgt. Kale, Officer Burroso or Matt Nelson at (617) 349-9354 or e-mail communityrelations@cambridgepolice.org.
Cambridge Firefighters will once again partner with the United States Marine Corps Reserve in collecting toys in the annual “Toys-for-Tots” drive. Now in its’ 68th year, the program was started in Los Angeles, CA when a handful of Marine Reservists distributed 5,000 toys to needy children on Christmas Eve 1947.
Since its inception, over 230,000,000 needy children throughout the United States have benefited from the donation of over 494,000,000 toys.
Toys-for-Tots is a program that brings all elements of a community together for a common cause for a few weeks each year, dedicated to helping in the development of our children. Toys-for-Tots delivers a message of hope to children who have little reason to have hope for the future.
The Cambridge Fire Department and Cambridge Firefighters Local 30 IAFF are once again proud to work with the Marines in this great endeavor. New, unwrapped toys may be dropped off at any Cambridge Fire Station beginning November 16, 2015 until December 10, 2015.
Monetary donations can also be made via the Toys-For-Tots Website:
www.toysfortots.org
For further information, contact Assistant Chief Gerard Mahoney at 617-349-4970 or visit the Cambridge Fire Department web site at www.cambridgefire.org.
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