York Regional Police is excited to launch the 2009 Holiday Hero campaign in which members of our community, corporate partners can join together with the police to Be a Holiday Hero to a York Region family in need during the upcoming holidays.

The Toys for Tots Campaign, in partnership with the Canadian Tire Corporation, began in 1996 and so far has raised more than $250,000 worth of toys for kids during the holiday season.

This year, York Regional Police is combining the Toys for Tots Program and the Quiet Food Drive under the Holiday Hero Campaign, to help raise toys and food for our community.

Residents are encouraged to donate Canadian Tire money or cash at any participating York Region Canadian Tire Store during the campaign. The cash donations are used to purchase toys for those York Region children in need.   Anyone wishing to donate a new, unwrapped toy and/or Canadian Tire money can also deliver it to any of the five York Regional Police headquarters over the duration of the campaign.  Their locations and addresses may be obtained by visiting our website at www.yrp.ca, then click on About Us and then on the particular district.

The Canadian Tire Store locations for this years’ drive are:

• Canadian Tire Newmarket – 17750 Yonge Street
• Canadian Tire Markham – 7650 Markham Road  and 2900 Major Mackenzie Drive locations
• Canadian Tire Richmond Hill – 250 Silver Linden Drive
• Canadian Tire Maple – 3200 Rutherford Road
• Canadian Tire Keswick – 24270 Woodbine Avenue

For more information please contact the York Regional Police Corporate Communications Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7923, 7977 or 7099, or campaign chairperson Staff Sergeant Shelley Rogers at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6707or by email at 625@yrp.ca.