Pridestar Trinity EMS was among the generous community partners donating to this year’s effort. (Courtesy Pridestar Trinity EMS)
LOWELL — The Lowell community stepped up in a big way this holiday season and donated about 1,500 toys to the Lowell Police Department’s 11th annual toy drive.
Thanks to the generosity of community partners, this year’s toy drive collected a record number of toys for Lowell children in need.
New, unused and unwrapped toys and gifts donated by Lowell Police officers and employees, individual donors, and community partners included clothing, makeup, action figures, gift cards, books, coloring books, dinosaurs, craft supplies, dolls, stuffed animals, puzzles, board games, fidget toys, sports equipment, bicycles and more.
Lowell Public Schools social workers distributed the toys and gifts.
The 2025 Lowell Police Department toy drive benefited from the generosity of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, the Lowell Police Patrolmen’s Union, the Lowell Police Superior Officer’s Union, PAL of Massachusetts, the Officer Sean Collier Memorial Fund, Friends of Shana — Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Friends of Tyler Park, the Lowell High School National Honor Society, the Lowell High School Hockey Team, and Pridestar Trinity EMS.
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- Barbies of all variety were among the items donated to the Lowell Police Department’s 11th annual toy drive. Friends of Shana, from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, donated a large number of Barbies to this year’s effort.(Courtesy Lowell Police Department)
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- Approximately 1,500 toys were collected this year, filling the Lowell Police Department’s Emergency Operations Center before they were sorted for distribution. (Courtesy Lowell Police Department)
Lowell Police officers and Superintendent Greg Hudon stand together with staff from the Lowell Regional Transit Authority. (Courtesy Lowell Police Department)
