In April, Dayton police responded to the nursery school, 821 Whitmore Ave., after the owner of the school reported a five-gallon jug with money being collected for the summer trip to the zoo was stolen.
The suspect in the case broke into the nursery school by breaking a window.
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Following the burglary, community members from Dayton, Kettering, Vandalia and other area cities pitched in and raised $1000 for the school to use for the trip.
Today, the students at the school held signs thanking the community before they boarded vehicles to head to the Columbus Zoo.
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