By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County District Attorney Tom Stanton noted that it's a tradition in his office now to contribute to Toys for Tots.
"This is our 20th year," Stanton said. "It started out, I went to a meeting with Keith Schroeder at the AMBUCS and the speaker was from Toys for Tots. We brought back a box and we've been setting it up every year since then."
There will be boxes to drop off toys in several locations this year.
"The first location is our normal location at the Reno County courthouse on the first floor," Stanton said. "We would normally have them on the fifth floor, but because of COVID, we're having them on the first floor. We'll also have the hat and mitten tree there, so anybody who wants to donate to that can certainly bring those by the courthouse. We'll also have a box set up in the annex, back in the conference room. They've been helping us the last couple of years. That's just kind of catty-corner from the courthouse over at 125 West First. We'll have a box or boxes at Rcat, which is located at 120 West Avenue B. Then, our final drop off location is down at Reno County Public Works at 600 Scott Boulevard in South Hutchinson."
They will also have a special event for the first time ever this year.
On December 12, from 10 to noon in front of the courthouse, we're going to have a drive-by Toys for Tots drive," Stanton said. "We've never done this before, but because of COVID and people's limited access to getting into buildings and such, we will have boxes set up. Our staff will be out in front of the courthouse. As people come by, they can drop off a toy and we'll give them a little something to thank them for that."
The box locations are open now. They'll be taking donations until December 18th.