{"id":9703,"date":"2018-11-28T10:37:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=9703"},"modified":"2018-11-28T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:41:51","slug":"state-police-stuff-a-cruiser-toy-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/state-police-stuff-a-cruiser-toy-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"STATE POLICE \u201cSTUFF A CRUISER\u201d TOY DRIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Schedule your holiday shopping and throw a few extra toys in the cart for the kids at Connecticut Children\u2019s!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5161\" src=\"https:\/\/connecticutchildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/State-Police-Toy-Drive-2016-image-450x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connecticutchildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/State-Police-Toy-Drive-2016-image-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/connecticutchildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/State-Police-Toy-Drive-2016-image.jpg 640w, https:\/\/connecticutchildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/State-Police-Toy-Drive-2016-image-500x333.jpg 500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For 22 years, troopers from Troop H of the Connecticut State Police have been as busy as Santa\u2019s elves carrying out their December Toy Drive.<\/p>\n<p>With assistance from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ambulanceservicemanchester.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ambulance Service of Manchester (ASM)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aetnaambulance.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aetna Ambulance<\/a>, the troopers have collected more than half a million toys and more than $200,000 in donations to benefit children who find themselves in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.connecticutchildrens.org\/search-specialties\/emergency-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Department at Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center<\/a>\u00a0during the holidays and throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toy-Drive-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8887\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toy-Drive-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toy-Drive-5.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toy-Drive-5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Children who have to visit Connecticut Children\u2019s can be overwhelmed with the unknown. Toys collected by the State Police provide a welcome distraction to children and help encourage communication between a care provider and patient. Making a donation today helps provide smiles all year long. Sometimes a toy can be the one thing a child remembers about their visit \u2013 a memory you can create.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unable to make it to one of the toy drive locations?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/connecticutchildrensfoundation.org\/event\/state-police-stuff-a-cruiser-toy-drive\/#donate\">DONATE TODAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Schedule:<\/h2>\n<p>Thursday, December 13, 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm<br \/>\nFriday, December 14, 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm<br \/>\nSaturday, December 15, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm<br \/>\nSunday, December 16, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm<\/p>\n<h2>Locations:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Walmart Manchester \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0420 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester, CT<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/420+Buckland+Hills+Dr,+Manchester,+CT+06042\/@41.8069957,-72.5544783,15z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click for Google Maps driving directions<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Walmart East Windsor \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>44 Prospect Hill Rd, East Windsor, CT<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/44+Prospect+Hill+Rd,+East+Windsor,+CT+06088\/@41.9194052,-72.6089895,17z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click for Google Maps driving directions<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Walmart Cromwell \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>161 Berlin Rd, Cromwell, CT<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/161+Berlin+Rd,+Cromwell,+CT+06416\/@41.6053432,-72.7139368,17z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click for Google Maps driving directions<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schedule your holiday shopping and throw a few extra toys in the cart for the kids at Connecticut Children\u2019s! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; For 22 years, troopers from Troop H of the Connecticut State Police have &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/state-police-stuff-a-cruiser-toy-drive\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[116,7,1,43,53,54,5],"tags":[128,130,132],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9703"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9711,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9703\/revisions\/9711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}