Highway Superintendents Association hosts annual Toys for Tots drive
(Photo by Terry Potter)
GREENE – Town and village highway superintendents from around Chenango County met in at the Silo Restaurant last week and gathered toys for local children.
According to Village of New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter, every year the towns throughout Chenango County send their highway supervisors to a Toys for Tots luncheon and drive with hopes to providing children in need with toys during the holidays. The supervisors met last Thursday to plan for this year’s holiday event.
Potter said from last year alone the association raised money and collected toys for 1,300 children within Chenango County.
“We’re doing what we can,” said Potter. “Each year we try to do more and it wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of our local highway supervisors.”
Chenango County Town Highway Association President and Town of Pitcher Highway Superintendent Brad Hotaling said this is an event focused purely on helping kids.
“The big thing for us is that the toys stay right here in Chenango County,” said Hotaling. “No matter how bad your day is, a little gift can take your mind off of that for a little while.”
Hotaling said Potter has been doing an excellent job assisting the superintendent’s association, and continues to motivate toy drive participants to do more for area youth.
“If you give money to the Red Cross, the kettle drive, you sometimes wonder how big of a difference it makes,” he said. “Terry has done a great job tracking the amount of children receive our toys, and that’s awesome.”
He added that having worked for the Town of Pitcher for 14 years, the event has been going on much longer, and he hopes it will continue for future generations.
“Whether parents make good decisions or not, a lot of kids in our area don’t get toys on Christmas,” said Hotaling. “This is something that helps everybody get into the Christmas spirit, and I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of that.”
Hotaling said approximately 66 individuals attended the event, with village and town highway representatives along with vendors making up the majority of the attendees.
According to Village of New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter, every year the towns throughout Chenango County send their highway supervisors to a Toys for Tots luncheon and drive with hopes to providing children in need with toys during the holidays. The supervisors met last Thursday to plan for this year’s holiday event.
Potter said from last year alone the association raised money and collected toys for 1,300 children within Chenango County.
“We’re doing what we can,” said Potter. “Each year we try to do more and it wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of our local highway supervisors.”
Chenango County Town Highway Association President and Town of Pitcher Highway Superintendent Brad Hotaling said this is an event focused purely on helping kids.
“The big thing for us is that the toys stay right here in Chenango County,” said Hotaling. “No matter how bad your day is, a little gift can take your mind off of that for a little while.”
Hotaling said Potter has been doing an excellent job assisting the superintendent’s association, and continues to motivate toy drive participants to do more for area youth.
“If you give money to the Red Cross, the kettle drive, you sometimes wonder how big of a difference it makes,” he said. “Terry has done a great job tracking the amount of children receive our toys, and that’s awesome.”
He added that having worked for the Town of Pitcher for 14 years, the event has been going on much longer, and he hopes it will continue for future generations.
“Whether parents make good decisions or not, a lot of kids in our area don’t get toys on Christmas,” said Hotaling. “This is something that helps everybody get into the Christmas spirit, and I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of that.”
Hotaling said approximately 66 individuals attended the event, with village and town highway representatives along with vendors making up the majority of the attendees.
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