December 13, 2010
(Red Deer, Alberta) – Toys piled up at City Hall when The City collected more than 500 donations in lieu of payment for parking tickets issued between November 1 and December 3.
“Red Deer citizens are always very generous with this program. 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.
Of the 3,521 eligible parking tickets, 411 were paid for with toys. With the early payment rate in effect, the total value of tickets collected was over $5,800.
“The quality of toys we received was phenomenal. 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 hockey sticks. Many parking violators donated items worth far more than the value of their ticket.
This is the fourth year of the Toys for Tickets program, with over 2,500 toys being donated for the Red Deer Christmas Bureau.
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
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