Seventy four children at the Smithville Head Start Center were treated to bags of gifts Thursday during the annual Cops for Kids effort by the Smithville Police Department.
Police Chief Mark Collins, Mayor Jimmy Poss, and other members of the police department presented the children with the gifts. Other guests were on hand for songs and special treats.
“Today is our Toys for Tots. Each year the Smithville Police Department tries to do something around this special holiday. This year we chose the Head Start. What we do is we collect donations and presents from throughout the city and we give them to the kids. They get to interact with us. Its really enjoyable for all of us to interact with the kids, ” said Chief Collins.
“The local merchants collect gifts for us and we have fundraisers. All the officers of the police department also participated in “No Shave November” and paid $40 to enter. All that money went toward this to buy presents and things for this event.” Chief Collins continued.
“This is a good event for us. Its a way we can give back to the community and these kids really appreciate it and seem to enjoy it,” he concluded.
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