RCMP “D” Division is assisting Santa’s workshop this year by sorting and delivering almost 1,000 toys to children throughout Manitoba as part of the Toys for the North project.
There are many youth-oriented charitable groups that currently deal with toys for children during the holiday season. Toys for the North is the only major effort to do a similar toy drive for the thousands of children who live in Canada’s North.
Many children living in remote Manitoba communities will receive toys through the Toys for the North project. The RCMP is honoured to be a part of the festive holiday season in these communities. Members of the RCMP are part of the communities in which they live and work, and participating in the Toys for the North program is just one way officers and employees get involved.
“Being involved in Toys for the North is something I look forward to every year,” said Chief Superintendent Scott Kolody, Officer in Charge of Criminal Operations for the RCMP in Manitoba. “To know that we are able to provide a child with a toy, with some holiday cheer, is a great feeling. So often we, as the police, are dealing with moments of crisis, so it is truly rewarding to be able to help put a smile on the face of a child.”
RCMP “D” Division received toys shipped from Toronto to Winnipeg aboard an aircraft provided courtesy of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The toys will now be distributed throughout Manitoba by RCMP detachments, and in partnership with MKO and Perimeter Air in the North.
Toys for the North is a partnership between the RCMP, the Canadian Toy Association, the Canadian Forces, Thomson Terminals, Gardewine Transport and MKO.
