Two hundred small stuff animals from Kohls Cares were recently donated by the Exchange Club of Murfreesboro to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, Rutherford County Fire Rescue Department, Rutherford County EMS, Murfreesboro Police Department, and Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department.

The stuffed animals will be used when necessary should a child (and sometimes adults) require comforting during a trauma situation, hopefully calming the child in an anxious / nervous status.

This is part of the civic minded organizations’ Community Service Program. Other Exchange Club Programs of Service are Youth Activity, Americanism, and its National Project is The Prevention of Child Abuse.

For more information on The Exchange Club of Murfreesboro follow them on Facebook, visit NationalExchangeClub.org or call 615-641-0121. The local Club was chartered in 1951 and meets Wednesday at Noon at Through the Grapevine for lunch and a program their Mission Statement: Exchange, inspiring communities to become better places to live. Core Values are: Family, Community, Country. The Club’s vision is: A strong America, safe communities, and unified people.