{"id":133353,"date":"2021-01-04T14:18:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T00:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=133353"},"modified":"2021-01-04T14:18:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T00:18:48","slug":"toys-for-tots-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/04\/toys-for-tots-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Toys for Tots, ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½<\/abbr> M\u0101noa shows aloha"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa\u2019s Department of Public Safety (DPS<\/abbr>) hosted its first-ever Toys for Tots collection site throughout November and early December to a massive show of aloha.<\/p>\n

The response was overwhelming, and DPS<\/abbr> announced that several hundred toys were donated by faculty, staff and students. The collection far surpassed expectations, as DPS<\/abbr> leaders had been concerned that donations might be limited due to the challenges presented by COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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DPS<\/abbr> members helped collect toys around campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During this year\u2019s collection, DPS<\/abbr> offered a contactless pickup option, in which donors could schedule a time for DPS<\/abbr> to pick up toy donations from the person\u2019s on-campus office or building. This proved to be a popular option for those who weren\u2019t able to drop off items in person. Some donors opted to order toys online and have them mailed directly to DPS<\/abbr>. The university was able to fill more than seven large boxes with a variety of toys for children of all ages. <\/p>\n

“The giving spirit is truly alive at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa, and DPS<\/abbr> and Toys for Tots would like to extend a huge mahalo to all who contributed this year in making this holiday season brighter for children in need,” said DPS<\/abbr> Chief Andy Black<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toys for Tots is a program run by the U.S. Marine Corps, who coordinated all collection sites on Oʻahu.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½<\/abbr> M\u0101noa’s Department of Public Safety collected hundreds of gifts for the Toys for Tots program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1196,821,9],"class_list":["post-133353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-department-of-public-safety","tag-public-safety","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133353"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133367,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133353\/revisions\/133367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}