Plymouth High School hosts Indiana Pacers’ annual giveaway

PLYMOUTH, Ind. – The “Basketballidays” annual statewide giveaway took place at Plymouth High School on Monday, an event facilitated by the Indiana Pacers that aims at distributing toys to children.

Over 1,000 students attended the event, which is part of a seven-city tour that begins in Plymouth.

The Indiana Pacers partnered with JAKKS Pacific, Inc., a leading multi-brand toy company, to make the annual toy giveaways possible.

"We are super excited here in Plymouth especially in Webster Elementary," Brooke Busse said, the Principal of Webster Elementary. "All of the kids in Plymouth Indiana were chosen for the Pacer Baskitballidays. 2,000 toys were delivered to Plymouth and the police department was in charge of distributing them."

Over two thousand toys were given out to elementary students. 

The Plymouth Police Department was chosen to distribute the toys to youth organizations in the local area.

The Plymouth area was chosen for its rich basketball tradition. Former NBA player Scott Skiles is a graduate of Plymouth and was part of the 1982 state championship team for the school.

The Pacers will also donate 100 basketballs.

The Pacers will travel to Muncie, Fort Wayne and other Indiana cities for their "Basketballidays."