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A truckload of holiday toy donations for Waterford children in need

December 17, 2014 11:00 pm • Last Updated: December 19, 2014 12:11 pm

By Tim Cook

Firefighters with the Cohanzie Fire Department and workers with Waterford Youth Services unload a large delivery of donated toys and gifts from the fire department's toy drive at Waterford Youth Services Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. The donations were collected for the Waterford Holiday Program for Residents in Need.

Firefighters with the Cohanzie Fire Department and workers with Waterford Youth Services unload a large delivery of donated toys and gifts from the fire department's toy drive at Waterford Youth Services Thursday. The donations were collected for the Waterford Holiday Program for Residents in Need. Cohanzie's donation added to the roughly 3,000 gifts already donated to the program which serves more than 500 children in Waterford.

Firefighters with the Cohanzie Fire Department and workers with Waterford Youth Services unload a large delivery of donated toys and gifts from the fire department's toy drive at Waterford Youth Services Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014.

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