Mankato Public Safety donates thousands of toys to local kids
Mankato Public Safety donates thousands of toys to local kids By Bernadette Heier | December 16, 2020 at 6:59 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 7:16 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Mankato Public Safety spent Wednesday afternoon loading up thousands of toys for local kids.
Since they were unable to participate in their annual “Shop with a Hero” event due to COVID-19, they decided to give back by collecting items for the Toys for Tots campaign.
“Right now with COVID-19 and the pandemic a lot of individuals are struggling and primarily the youth are struggling.not being in school, sports or socializing. So we wanted to supply a lot of toys to children in need,” said Mankato Police Officer Nicole Neudecker.