Hot Wheels toy drive ongoing for Batson

Published 11:42 am Thursday, December 15, 2011

A Hot Wheels toy drive is under way to honor the memory of James Timothy Tomplait.

Tomplait, whose mother said her son always had a Hot Wheel in his hand, died in 2009.

The Hot Wheels collected will be donated to the Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital. Boxes for the toy collection will be placed at The Vicksburg Post, at 1601 N. Frontage Road; The Cricket Box, 3040 Halls Ferry Road; This ‘N’ That Gifts & More, 1640 U.S. 61 North; and Dr. Dan Dare’s office, 2080 S. Frontage Road.

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The donated Hot Wheels should be new, individual Hot Wheels and not wrapped.

The collection will run through Monday and delivered to the children on Tuesday.

For more information, call 601-397-0178.