DU Cheer Squad Collects Hundreds Of Toys For Families In Need

By Libby Smith

DENVER(CBS4) - The University of Denver cheer squad held a special toy collection as part of the CBS4 Care 4 Colorado campaign. Squad members were outside the Ritchie Center for two hours as cars drove by and dropped off donations.

"It's important for us to be out here collecting toys for the Boys and Girls Clubs because they serve 2,000 kids every day after school, and it not only provides a fun safe place for them to go, but it helps the families that are struggling to make ends meet," said Taylor Powell, one of the captains of the DU squad.

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The special collection caps a month of collecting toys at every home hockey, volleyball, and basketball game the school has played. Over the course of its campaign, the squad had collected hundreds of toys for Care 4 Colorado.

"It feels really good just to know that we're helping out these families, and we're going to put a smile on these kids' faces at Christmas," Powell added.

The cheer squad will bring their collected toys to the big CBS4 toy collection happening on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the King Soopers at Colorado and Yale. Staff members from CBS4, KOA , KBCO, and the Boys and Girls Club will be on hand from 4:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. collecting toys before the holidays.

Libby Smith is a Special Projects Producer at CBS4. If you have a story you'd like to tell CBS4 about, call 303-863-TIPS (8477) or visit the News Tips section.