FRANKLIN, Ky. – A pair of local businesses in Simpson County made donations to Toys for Tots Thursday afternoon.

The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs made a donation of $3,000 and toys they’ve collected, while Hunt Ford had their own toy drive.

The checks were presented, and the toys were loaded up for the North Pole in Bowling Green as they get ready to be sorted and then make their way to kids in the area.

Both The Mint and Hunt Ford are honored to help out in any way they can this holiday season.

“The community has helped us be successful and any way that we can donate back or give back to the community that has made us who we are. We want to try and do that every time,” Hunt Ford marketing manager Ethan Shutt says.

“We want to be a part of the community and it’s important… like

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