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A few lucky Fayette County children were recipients of a Christmas toy giveaway at an event sponsored by the Indiana Pacers and JAKKS Pacific Toy Co. Children were invited Tuesday to the James Roberts Memorial Build- ing at Roberts Park to meet mascot, “Boomer,” and Indiana Fever mascot, “Freddy Fever,” along with Pace- mates’ Aria Baird and Shania McGee, for a fun- filled gathering. “This is part of our responsibility to use the Pacers’ profile and plat- form to give back, and what better way to give back than giving kids toys during the holiday season and putting smiles on their faces; it’s just the best of all worlds,” Bill Benner, vice-president of community and public relations for the Pacers, told the crowd. Local dignitaries includ- ing Connersville Mayor Harold Gordon; Chief of Police Carol McQueen; Fayette County Sheriff Joey Laughlin; Dennis Perkins of Higher Praise Worship Center; and Denise Gulley from Fay- ette County School Cor- poration, were among spe- cial guests welcomed by Benner. Perkins, a retired Con- nersville police sergeant and former assistant chief of police, is now assistant pastor at Higher Praise Worship Center. He brief- ly addressed the crowd of about 150 people who braved a breezy 22-degree day to come to the event. “On behalf of Higher Praise Worship Center, it is truly a blessing to be able to receive those pres- ents, so we thank you, big time, the Pacers and for everyone involved,” Per- kins said. “As a pastor, we always say we need to be that extension of God’s hand, By JEFF STANTON [email protected] Pacers reach county kids for Christmas JEFF STANTON / News-Examiner Isaiah Reyes, 5, shares his excitement with mom, Sunshine Meneoza, right, as Indiana Pacers’ Pacemate Shania McGee offers Isaiah a Star Wars toy doll Tuesday at the James Roberts Building at Roberts Park. See , Page A2 Dec 13 2017 Page A01 Clip resized 56% Connersville News-Examiner Property of Indiana News Tracker and members of the Hoosier State Press Association.
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A few lucky Fayette County children were recipients of a Christmas toy giveaway at an event sponsored by the Indiana Pacers and JAKKS Pacific Toy Co.
Children were invited Tuesday to the James Roberts Memorial Build-ing at Roberts Park to meet Pacers mascot, “Boomer,” and Indiana Fever mascot, “Freddy Fever,” along with Pace-mates’ Aria Baird and Shania McGee, for a fun-filled gathering.
“This is part of our responsibility to use the Pacers’ profile and plat-form to give back, and what better way to give back than giving kids toys during the holiday season and putting smiles on their faces; it’s just the best of all worlds,” Bill Benner, vice-president of community and public relations for the Pacers, told the crowd.
Local dignitaries includ-ing Connersville Mayor Harold Gordon; Chief of Police Carol McQueen; Fayette County Sheriff Joey Laughlin; Dennis Perkins of Higher Praise Worship Center; and
Denise Gulley from Fay-ette County School Cor-poration, were among spe-cial guests welcomed by Benner.
Perkins, a retired Con-nersville police sergeant
and former assistant chief of police, is now assistant pastor at Higher Praise Worship Center. He brief-ly addressed the crowd of about 150 people who braved a breezy 22-degree
day to come to the event.“On behalf of Higher
Praise Worship Center, it is truly a blessing to be able to receive those pres-ents, so we thank you, big time, the Pacers and for
everyone involved,” Per-kins said.
“As a pastor, we always say we need to be that extension of God’s hand,
By JEFF [email protected]
Pacers reach county kids for Christmas
JEFF STANTON / News-ExaminerIsaiah Reyes, 5, shares his excitement with mom, Sunshine Meneoza, right, as Indiana Pacers’ Pacemate Shania McGee offers Isaiah a Star Wars toy doll Tuesday at the James Roberts Building at Roberts Park.
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Pacers reach out and be that extension is so amaz-ing, and we just want to give you a thank you for that.”
Approximately 2,000 toys were donated to local children, said McQueen, who commented, “That’s wonderful, thank you very much. The toys have gone out to at least 16 local organizations.”
“I would also like to thank the Pacers and the Fever for bringing these presents these kids are going to be receive,” Gor-don added. “These toys will be a blessing all year long.”
For the eighth consecu-tive year, JAKKS has donated toys to Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) for the Pacers, Fever and Mad Ants to distribute among Hoosier children.
JAKKS chairman Ste-phen Berman and PS&E owner Herb Simon will donate to more than 50 youth-serving non-profit organizations throughout the state. In addition, toys for children in hurricane-affected NBA cities of Houston, Miami and Orlando will be included in the donation. The pro-gram began on Dec. 1 in Fort Wayne.
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JEFF STANTON / News-ExaminerFormer Indiana Pacers’ star Darnell Hillman, right, invites children to the front to receive Christmas toys as part of the team’s efforts to reach out to communities on Tuesday. Hillman, known as, “Dr. Dunk,” works in Pacers’ community relations, and has the distinction of winning the 1976-77 NBA slam dunk contest.
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