Story County boy collecting stuffed animals to comfort kids during medical emergencies

  • Source: KCCI-TV CBS 8 Des Moines
  • Published: 04/17/2024 12:00 AM

VIDEO: A Story County boy is spending his spring break helping others by collecting stuffed animals for first responders. Tucker Hobbs was inspired to organize the drive after his little brother had to go to the hospital after a fall in November. What was a very scary situation was calmed when the ambulance crew gave Tucker's little brother a stuffed moose for comfort. Seeing how the stuffed moose — and later a stuffed cow gifted by hospital staff — made his brother feel better, Tucker decided he wanted to make sure other kids could be comforted during ambulance rides and hospital stays too. Tucker's Operation Emergency Cuddles stuffed animal drive will wrap up on Friday. He had a goal of collecting 50 stuffed animals, but so far, he's gotten 127.



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