NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County District Attorney's Toy Drive started Monday and there are many places across Hutchinson and Reno County where you can drop off toys.
"This is our 24th year, started my first year in the office back in 2001 and we have been doing it annually so it's it's a real fun time for the office and we get to give back to the community," said Reno County District Attorney Tom Stanton. "We are ever expanding so we have boxes on the first and the fifth floors of the courthouse, at the Annex, Youth Services, Health Department, Sheriff's Office, the jail, Public Works, South Hutch City Office, South Hutch PD and all three Heartland Credit Union locations."
Bring new unwrapped toys and they will be picked up and distributed to local organizations.
"What we're asking people to do is give a little bit back to the community," Stanton said. "The children that these toys go to are all Reno County children. These toys stay in Reno County they do not go outside the county, so you're helping your community."
The community has just been more and more generous over the years.
"In 2001 we probably collected three-quarters of a box maybe and turned over we thought that was pretty good," Stanton said. "As things have gone on we have done a lot better. Last year, for example, we collected 16 full boxes of toys that was 572 toys and then we also collect hats and gloves and mittens and those types of things we have a hat and mitten tree down on the first floor of the courthouse."
You can give at any of the above locations or you can bring a toy to the UTV event in South Hutchinson on Saturday, as well, as they will be adding to the South Hutch totals from that.