The Delaware Natural Resources Police (DNRP) are collecting donated toys ahead of the upcoming giving season for families in need in all three counties beginning November 1. Donations will be distributed as gifts to children in communities statewide through the local branch of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots programs.
The national program collects new, unwrapped toys, for all age groups of children, and distributes them as holiday presents to underprivileged kids in communities across the country. In the First State, DNRP officers from each of the three units – Fish and Wildlife, Environmental Crimes, and State Parks – lead this holiday effort, with donation boxes at Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) locations statewide.
Toys will be accepted through Monday, Dec. 7 in New Castle County and Wednesday, Dec. 9 in Kent and Sussex Counties. Toys can be taken all Delaware State Park offices statewide, including the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington, Monday thorugh Friday from 8 AM to 4 PM. In Sussex County, drop toys at the DNRP office located at 23530 Campbell Circle, Georgetown and in Kent County at DNREC’s Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM.
For more information, or for the dates and locations of upcoming events where toys also can be donated, contact Sergeant. Andy Manning, DNRP Crimes Unit at 302-739-9401 or via email; Captain Josh Hudson, Fish and Wildlife DNRP at 302-739-9913 or via email; or Sergeant David Redgraves, DNRP Park Rangers at 302-746-6569 or via email.
General information for donating can be found at the Toys for Tots website. The public can also go online to make monetary donations in Delaware.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control protects and manages the state’s natural resources, protects public health, provides outdoor recreational opportunities and educates Delawareans about the environment. DNREC’s Delaware Natural Resources Police is a fully sworn police department with statewide authority to enforce criminal law, hunting, fishing, boating and environmental laws and regulations. For more information, visit the website and connect with @DelawareDNREC on Facebook, Instagram, X or LinkedIn.
