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Eric Stonestreet donates a bunch of toys to KCK police for local children

Eric Stonestreet and Mattel donated thousands of dollars worth of toys to the KCK Police Department for distribution to children.
Eric Stonestreet and Mattel donated thousands of dollars worth of toys to the KCK Police Department for distribution to children.

Actor Eric Stonestreet has donated toys to a local police department so that officers can hand them out to children.

Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Terry Ziegler thanked Stonestreet on Twitter for the donation, saying the toys are “for our officers to randomly distribute to kids in our community.”

Stonestreet also tweeted about the donation, writing that toy company Mattel contributed to the gift.

The donation amounted to thousands of dollars worth of toys for “children and families in KCK,” Stonestreet tweeted, adding the hashtag “#givingtuesday.”

Stonestreet grew up in Kansas City, Kan., and has hosted Big Slick, an annual fundraiser for the Cancer Center at Children’s Mercy Kansas City.

Max Londberg: 816-234-4378, @MaxLondberg

This story was originally published November 28, 2017 at 1:40 PM with the headline "Eric Stonestreet donates a bunch of toys to KCK police for local children."

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