A Victoria Facebook group has collected over 300 stuffed animals for police departments across the capital region to give to kids.
The group administrator, Howie Allan, said he got the idea after talking to the Oak Bay Police Department and learning that they were down to a handful of toys to give children in high-stress situations.
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The toys are also used by other first responders, like fire fighters.
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Allan volunteers at the Royal Oak Burial park where he cleans headstones, and received a donation from a couple whose family member is buried at the site. He used the donation to go to the dollar store and buy three stuffed animals for the police, before putting out a call on his Facebook page, B次元官网网址淲HAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED.B次元官网网址�
Since putting out the call on Nov. 18, community members have collected over 300 stuffed animals and dropped them off at the Petro-Can gas station at Cedar Hill Cross Road and Saanich.
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On Wednesday Allan dropped off about 40 of the stuffed animals at the Oak Bay Police Department.
B次元官网网址淎 gentleman had collected stuffed animals for kids, through social media, and asked us if we could use them to provide to children we encounter who are victims or witnesses of crime,B次元官网网址� said Oak Bay Deputy Chief Ray Bernoties in an email. B次元官网网址淲e have used stuffed animals for this purpose in the past and we were pleased to accept the donation and will ensure they go to good use.B次元官网网址�
Allan intends to drop more off at the Saanich and Victoria Police Departments, or anywhere else that needs them, in the near future.
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