FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2005
CONTACT: Chris Boyle, Public Relations Associate
860.545.9956 or pager 860.220.3569 

CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE AND AMR AMBULANCE TEAM UP TO COLLECT TOYS FOR CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER

HARTFORD, Conn.— Members of the Connecticut State Police, Troop H and AMR Ambulance will once again play Santa this year to patients at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center with the annual “Operation Team Spirit/Stuff the Cruiser” toy drive. This is the ninth year that the State Police and AMR collected and distributed toys to patients at the medical center during the holidays. Representatives from both organizations will be collecting the toys and monetary donations outside the following Toys R Us stores:

Toys R Us
1471 New Britain Ave
West Hartford, CT

Toys R Us
1460 Pleasant Valley Road
Manchester, CT

Toys R Us
3491 Berlin Turnpike
Newington, CT

The toys will be collected during the following dates and times:

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• Friday, Dec. 9 – 6 to 10 pm
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• Saturday, Dec. 10 – 9 am to 6 pm
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• Sunday, Dec. 11 – 9 am to 6 pm
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• Friday, Dec. 16 – 6 to 10 pm
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• Saturday, Dec. 17 – 9 am to 6 pm
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• Sunday, Dec. 18 – 9 am to 6 pm