Here's the local spot to drop off toys for a statewide holiday drive

WAER | By Anabelle Canals Olivencia

Published December 1, 2022 at 7:49 PM EST

Gov. Kathy Hochul sits in a beige chair at a desk, she wears a red suit jacket. — Gov. Kathy Hochul at a meeting on October, 2021.

Central New Yorkers can get into the holiday spirit at the annual statewide donation drive that began Thursday.

Toys, coats and school supplies are being collected to benefit families in need across New York. Onondaga County residents can drop off at Sen. John J. Hughes' State Office Building at 333 E. Washington St. in downtown Syracuse.

Shipped donation packages are accepted at the Empire State Plaza in Albany.

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Anabelle Canals Olivencia

Anabelle (Belle) Canals is an undergraduate student studying broadcast and digital journalism at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School Of Public Communications, expected to graduate in May, 2026. As a field reporter, she helps cover community meetings and events for WAER. Coming to the United States after a time of natural disaster and inaccessibility to media in her country, Belle is passionate about making sure that her reporting keeps the community thoroughly informed.

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