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| Prison inmates build items for USMC’s Toys for Tots program |
| By marinecorpstimes.com- Gary White |
| Published: 08/20/2019 |
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POLK CITY, Fla. — In our cultural mythology, Christmas toys are constructed by naive, selfless creatures devoid of worldliness. The men who create the toys received each Christmas season by many children in Polk County are far from being unblemished elves. Those toiling on a recent afternoon in a workshop at Polk Correctional Institution are there because they have committed serious offenses: trafficking in cocaine, robbery with a weapon, grand theft with a firearm, burglary of a dwelling or structure, and even aggressive stalking. But the same hands that contributed to those transgressions are now engaged in concentrated and gentle activity aimed not at benefiting themselves but imparting joy to others. As participants in the Toys for Tots program at PCI, the men spend their weekdays crafting items that evoke an earlier era of handmade, solid toys meant to be passed from one sibling to another. Read More. |
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