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| Wis. Inmates Donate Money, Teddy Bears to Charity |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 01/02/2003 |
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The Madison Police Department got some help from an unexpected source after asking listeners of a local radio station to donate teddy bears for children. Some inmates at the Fox Lake Correctional Institution heard Officer Larry Kamholz's request on WNWC and decided to help. The inmates donated $626 of their wages and bought the police department 2,000 surplus teddy bears with the help of Middleton toy marketer US JHI Corp. Officers give the teddy bears to children to console them at crime or accident scenes. 'We're used to thinking of bad people in jail,' Kamholz said. 'But just because they committed a crime, it doesn't necessarily mean they're a bad person. They can change their lives and make themselves better and give back to the community.' Other listeners donated more than 1,000 teddy bears to the police department within a few weeks of Kamholz's request. |
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