DNR Officers to Collect Toys for Kids in Need Throughout Michigan
The Michigan DNR will be hosting Stuff a Truck holiday events all over the state.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is not only looking out for wildlife this year but children in need throughout the state as well. As you are out getting your holiday shopping done, take a few extra bucks to pick up a new toy to donate to the cause.
The DNR's Stuff a Truck event started just a couple of years ago in Detroit. Conservation officers collected toys on Belle Isle to donate to the Detroit Police Department's Sergeant Santa program. This event has since grown to include donation locations all over Michigan.
Where can I donate to the DNR's Stuff a Truck program?
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will have patrol trucks located at eight different donation locations. The toys from each location will be distributed to organizations such as Toys for Tots, the Salvation Army, and more. Bring a new unwrapped toy to the following locations:
- The DNR Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit
- Donation dates:
- 11/26 from 10:30 am until 3 pm
- 11/27 from 10:30 am until 4 pm
- 12/4 from 10:30 am until 4 pm
- Toys will be donated to the Detroit Police Department's Sergeant Santa Program
- Donation dates:
- Jay's Sporting Goods in Clare
- Donation dates:
- 12/4 from 11 am until 3 pm
- 12/5 from noon until 4 pm
- Toys will be donated to the Clare Toys for Tots.
- Donation dates:
- Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord
- Donation dates:
- 12/4 from 11 am until 3 pm
- 12/5 from noon until 4 pm
- Toys will be donated to the Gaylord Toys for Tots.
- Donation dates:
- Cabela's in Chesterfield
- Donation dates:
- 12/11 from 10 am until 2 pm
- Toys will be donated to the Southeast Michigan Toys for Tots
- Donation dates:
- Cabela's in Dundee
- Donation dates:
- 12/11 from 10 am until 2 pm
- Toys will be donated to the Southeast Michigan Toys for Tots.
- Donation dates:
- Sportsman's Warehouse in Traverse City
- Donation dates:
- 12/11 from 9 am until 4 pm
- Toys will be donated to the Traverse City Toys for Tots.
- Donation dates:
- Cabela's in Saginaw
- Donation dates:
- 12/11 from noon until 4 pm
- Toys will be donated to the Saginaw Toys for Tots.
- Donation dates:
- Walmart on E. Sherman Blvd in Muskegon
- Donation dates:
- 12/11 from noon until 5 pm
- Toys will be donated to the local Salvation Army
- Donation dates:
To learn more about how to help or where to donate, click here.
Source: MI DNR