Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) and the community showed their support for the Angel Tree program on Friday through the inaugural Stuff the Cruiser Toy Drive.
An EPS vehicle was parked at the entry to St. Mary’s school for several hours, and local residents dropped by with toy donations. Police Chief Paul Ladouceur said they didn’t have a figure for how many toys they collected, but they filled the cruiser with donations.
The toys were then taken to the Angel Tree, to be delivered to the toy store, which will be set up in the basement of St. Giles Anglican Church later this month.Â
Const. Braden Lonsberry, who is the vice-president of the Estevan Police Association (EPA), said they had a lot of donations come in once the toy drive started, and they had donations come in throughout the day.Â
Ladouceur said he is pleased so many children in the community will be able to get a toy at Christmas thanks to support for the Angel Tree.Â
The police chief referred to the Stuff a Cruiser toy drive as a great partnership with St. Mary’s, the EPS and the EPA. People from the community brought toys in, but Ladouceur believes the parents of St. Mary’s students accounted for the bulk of the toys.Â
