Citizens gave toys for tickets - The City of Red Deer

December 8, 2008

(Red Deer, Alberta) – Toys piled up at City Hall last week when The City collected more than 660 donations in lieu of payment for parking tickets issued over the past month.

“Red Deer citizens were very generous this year. The community came out, embraced the project and helped the Red Deer Christmas Bureau get one step closer to meeting its goal that no child wakes up without a toy on Christmas morning,” said Fred Dieno, City of Red Deer Parking Liaison.

Four hundred and twenty six of 3,402 eligible parking tickets were paid for with toys. With the early payment rate in effect, the total value of tickets collected was $6,205.

“The quality of toys we received this year improved dramatically over last year. It was obvious that a lot of thought went into many of the donations,” said Dieno.

Citizens donated everything from puzzles to mp3 players, stuffed animals and toy trucks. Many parking violators donated items worth far more than the value of their ticket. “We took in an array of toys for children of all ages,” said Dieno.

For more information about the Toys for Tickets program please contact Inspections & Licensing at 403-342-8185.

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For more information, please contact:

Fred Dieno
Parking Liaison
The City of Red Deer
403-342-8287

or

Tara Shand
Communications Officer
The City of Red Deer
403-309-8594