When Hampden County Sheriff Nicholas J. Cocchi pledged his office and staff’s partnership in the Toy for Joy campaign, he knew it would be far from a silent partnership.
The department has been a key and active community partner as the drive to give underprivileged children a happier Christmas heads toward its Christmas Eve deadline with its $150,000 campaign goal in mind. Just over $100,000 still needs to be raised in this final week of the effort.