Delaware Natural Resources Police Gathering Toys for Tots Donations for Local Families

DNRP will continue its tradition this year of collecting unwrapped, new toys for families in need in Delaware/Delaware DNREC photo

Bring Unwrapped Toys to One of Three Locations

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 Nov. 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 program.

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 to the following drop-off locations with Toys for Tots donation boxes:

• All Delaware State Park offices statewide, including the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• DNRP office in Sussex County at 23530 Campbell Circle, Georgetown, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• DNREC's Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, or for the dates and locations of upcoming events where toys also can be donated, contact officers listed below from the three DNRP units:

• Sgt. Andy Manning, DNRP Crimes Unit, [email protected], 302-739-9401
• Capt. Josh Hudson, Fish and Wildlife DNRP, [email protected], 302-739-9913
• Sgt. David Redgraves, DNRP Park Rangers, [email protected], 302-746-6569

General information for donating can be found at the toysfortots.org website. The public can also go online to make monetary donations in Delaware.

About DNREC
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. For more information, visit the website and connect with @DelawareDNREC on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X or LinkedIn.

Media Contacts: Alyssa Kolakowski [email protected]; Michael Globetti, [email protected]

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