Whether or not you believe in Santa Claus, it can lift the heart to act like that jolly old soul by giving a gift to a child through the "Toys for Kids" drive being sponsored this year by Yale's Office of Community Relations and Police Department.
The toys collected through this effort will be distributed to youngsters at the holiday party being held in December at the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven.
Unwrapped new toys for boys or girls age 5 to 12 are needed. The toys need not be expensive, and gifts appropriate for older children are especially appreciated. Donations may be dropped off in the designated boxes at the following campus locations:
155 Whitney Ave., first-floor lobby
Ray Tompkins House, Tower Parkway
Yale University Health Services, 17 Hillhouse Ave.
Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St.
Dwight Hall, 67 High St.
Yale Police Department, 98-100 Sachem St.
Physical Plant, 20 Ashmun St.
Kline Biology Tower dining hall, 219 Prospect St.
Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave.
Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St.
Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St.
Divinity School, 409 Prospect St.
Donaldson Commons, School of Management, 135 Prospect St.
Law School dining hall, 127 Wall St.
Hall of Graduate Studies dining hall, 320 York St.
Office of New Haven Affairs, 433 Temple St., second floor
Woodbridge Hall, 105 Wall St.
School of Nursing, 100 Church St. South
Berkeley Center, 363 St. Ronan St.
For further information, call 432-4488.