Williamsburg girl stuffs Fulton Police Department with stuffed animals

Donates toys for children in lieu of birthday presents

August 14, 2013 at 2:44 p.m. | Updated August 14, 2013 at 2:44 p.m.

Lydia Books, 10, stands with the dozens of stuffed animals she helped collect to donate to the Fulton Police Department to give to children in crisis. Instead of presents, Books asked guests to her birthday party to bring a stuffed animal for the cause. The Fulton Rotary Club also assisted in collection.
Lydia Books, 10, stands with the dozens of stuffed animals she helped collect to donate to the Fulton Police Department to give to children in crisis. Instead of presents, Books asked guests to her birthday party to bring a stuffed animal for the cause. The Fulton Rotary Club also assisted in collection.

Jennifer Books knows most girls her daughter's age want lots of presents for their 10th birthdays.

But Lydia Books of Williamsburg decided to use her birthday party as a chance to help other children who were less fortunate. Instead of presents, the fourth grader had guests bring stuffed animals to donate to the Fulton Police Department to use to comfort children in bad situations.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.