911 gives hope for the holidays

We wanted to extend a thank you to Pet Smart, for donating brand new toys to 911 Gives Hope for the Holidays! We just picked up pallets and pallets of adorable, lovable, stuffed furry friends that will be given to pediatric patients at five local facilities this year!

Every year, Santa visits 911 Gives Hope for the Holidays. Okay, we aren't talking the fakey Santa that stuffs his belly with a pillow. No, we are talking the real, Old Saint Nicholas; Father Christmas; Papai Noel.

Every first weekend in December for the last 4 years, I've spent shivering, soaking wet, and mainly smiling, as we fill a tractor trailer full of toys for 911 Give Hope For The Holidays.  I love participating in this 60-hour marathon of collecting supplies for local hospitals, but never knew just how closely it would affect me until this week.

Thursday was the day to deliver all the toys and supplies we collected during our 911 Gives Hope For The Holidays Toy Drive.  We want to thank the Tri-State once again for your generosity and the local hospitals were thrilled with these donations.

Every holiday season, for three days, police officers, firefighters, and medics camp out at the Evansville Wal-Mart East parking lot to collect toys.  Indispensable support is provided by Townsquare Media,  Henderson Chevrolet, and Wal-mart.

With the 4th Annual 911 Gives Hope For The Holidays Toy Drive happening this weekend and also Chris Young's Liquid Neon Tour happening Saturday night at The Centre, we've come up with some cool ways for you to participate in both.

All weekend WKDQ will be out at the eastside Walmart along with 911 Gives Hope collecting toys for local hospital pediatric units. Come by and donate 24/7!! Here are some pics from this morning!!!

Thank you, Tri-State for making this year’s 911 Gives Hope for the Holidays a successful event! With your help we filled a 53 foot trailer full of toys and other items that will be delivered to area hospitals. We are so fortunate to have such a giving community...