South Windsor Police, Family Services Collecting Baby Items

The following is a press release from the South Windsor Police Department:

The South Windsor Police and South Windsor Youth & Family Services are collaborating to collect baby items throughout February and into early March.

We seek to collect items for families in need to supply them with essentials such a diapers, wipes, ointments, lotions, bath soap, bottles and related supplies.

Collection bins are located at Police Headquarters, 151 Sand Hill Road, as well as the Community Center on Nevers Road.

Distribution: On Friday, Feb. 22, deliveries of donated items were made to local residents, as well as The Network Against Domestic Abuse Women’s Shelter, St. Agnes Home, Interval House, KidSafe CT and 1st Way Life Center. Each facility received several hundred diapers, two crates of baby wipes, baby food, clothes, lotions, soaps and powders and various miscellaneous items (pacifiers, bottles etc). Total amounts varied, but each location received a truck load of supplies.

Also, a large donation of food went to the South Windsor Food Bank.

There was a Collection Event held last Saturday, Feb. 16th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at two local supermarkets: Stop & Shop (1739 Ellington Road) and Geissler’s Market (955 Sullivan Ave.).

The volunteers at the two stores received enough donations of baby items to fill the cargo bed our Chevy Silverado pickup truck, and we received $650.00 in cash donations.

These generous donations will be distributed to local families in need and we thank everyone for their support!