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Toys and Gift Cards Needed for Holiday Gifts for Vernon Children

Vernon firefighters and the town’s Social Services Department are preparing to distribute holiday gifts to Vernon families and still need your help.

If you’d like to help ensure a local child receives a holiday gift, there is still time.

The Vernon Social Services Department is seeking gift cards in $25 denominations from stores that carry clothing and will be accessible to families that rely on public transportation. Suggestions include Kohl’s and T.J. Maxx. Cards can be dropped off at the Social Services Department at Town Hall, 14 Park Place. Donors are asked to drop the gift cards off by Thursday, Dec. 14. Town Hall closes at 7 p.m. on Thursdays.

The fire department’s Toys for Tike’s distribution is Monday night and department members are picking up collection boxes this Friday morning. Toys can be dropped off until then. Boxes are located in several local businesses, at Town Hall, the Rockville Public Library, the Vernon Police Department, the Vernon Senior Center, Vernon Center Middle School and the five elementary schools.

The deadline for families to sign up to receive gifts for their children has passed. The goal now is to ensure there are enough gifts for all children who have signed up.