Four years ago a little boy named Logan Goodwin and his grandmother, Diane Goodwin gave the Anson County Sheriff’s Office a supply of new and like-new stuffed animals, to be given out to kids in crisis situations.  That idea sparked other individuals and organization over the years until each year the Sheriff’s Office receives hundreds of stuffed animals for this project.  This year Logan and his grandmother brought over 150 stuffed animals to the Sheriff’s Office.  The Sheriff’s Office uses these to give out to children to give them something to “hug” or hold on to, at accident scenes, domestic violence or any situation where small children are frightened and need a small pleasant distraction from the harsh realities of life. 

Anson County Sheriff Tommy Allen said, “Sometimes the simplest thing like giving a child a small stuffed animal for them to hold dries up tears and helps them get through some of life’s worst events.  We provide and share these with the police departments, domestic violence and the department of social services.”  The Sheriff said that his office has given away over one thousand of these stuffed animals to children since this project began over four years ago.  “We have Logan and his grandmother to thank for starting this project for us.”  The Sheriff said.

Logan told the Sheriff, “I’ve just got one thing to say, everyone should help children by giving toys and stuffed animals to the Sheriff.”  Logan is the son of Bruce and Kitt Goodwin of Wadesboro and will be in the third grade this year.  Diane said she wanted to especially thank the consignment shop, The Bean Stalk, in Wadesboro for their help in acquiring some of the stuffed animals.

Thank you Sheriff Tommy Allen for sharing this story with us.