A Tallahassee student has donated 2,000 stuffed animals
Kinsley Locke, a sophomore at North Florida Christian School, marked a decade of giving plush toys to local fire departments and is now sending them to children in foster care.
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Kinsley Locke has spent about ten years collecting stuffed animals and giving them to fire departments across Leon County. WCTV reported on October 7, 2026, that the North Florida Christian School sophomore has now passed 2,000 donations, a project she calls Kinsley's Cuddles for Kids.
She is widening the giving to children in foster care, including the Taunton Family Children's Home in Wewahitchka, and hopes to donate another 1,000 stuffed animals this year. The milestone is a long string of small comforts, counted one toy at a time.
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