Stuff-a-Cruiser campaign returns for 15-year anniversary
Posted Dec 13, 2024 05:00:00 AM.
Last Updated Dec 12, 2024 05:42:39 PM.
Regional police are raising donations for needy kids again. Their annual Stuff-a-Cruiser campaign is back and rolling through the region.
The campaign is entering its 15-year anniversary, to date it’s raised 82,000 toys and $104,000 for local kids.
“Our Stuff-a-Cruiser campaign is well underway, partnering with the Knights of Columbus we’re looking to raise toys for those in need,” said Mark Crowell, Waterloo Regional Police Chief during a Police Services Board meeting.
“These are amazing partnerships and commitments, and the community is so generous in helping us to raise funds and also toys for those in need, so look forward to those interactions.”
Help Stuff-a-Cruiser Dec. 14 and 15 with a new, unwrapped toy. A list of where they will be next is below.
Saturday, December 14 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
- Raffi Jewellers – 299 Hespeler Rd, Cambridge
Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, 15, 2024 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Walmart – Sunrise Shopping Center, 1400 Ottawa St S, Kitchener
- Walmart – St. Jacobs, 335 Farmers Market Road, Waterloo
- Walmart – The Boardwalk, 100 The Boardwalk, Kitchener
- Walmart – 22 Pinebush Road, Cambridge
The annual campaign is part of the largest toy drive in Southwestern Ontario, run by the Waterloo Knights of Columbus which has collected and distributed over $6,000,000 in donations to date.
Toys can also be dropped off at any local police division until Dec. 22.
