What it takes

This year, we're expecting more than 3,000 families to attend Hope For Christmas. In order to provide Christmas to those families, it will take: 

  • 15,000 toys

  • 7,500 gifts for the Secret Santa Shop

This is insurmountable for any one person or organization to provide on their own. Please review the list below and see how you, your family or your business may be able to play a part in meeting this tremendous need. If you would like to sign your business up as a collection point for toys or food, then please contact us.

Sponsor a Child

With “Tree of Hope” you are now able to invest in the lives of kids in a more meaningful and impactful way! By Sponsoring a Child, you’ll be assigned a specific child to not only shop for, but to continue praying for throughout the year.

Secret Santa

Part of what makes Hope For Christmas special for every child who attends is the fact that they get to go to Santa's workshop and choose a gift for their parents, all the while, their parents are picking up their gifts. 

For Santa’s Workshop we need unwrapped men’s and women’s items for kids to give as gifts to their parents and grandparents.

Suggested items for women includes:

• fragrances
• teas & coffees
• bath & body supplies
• decorative items
• specialty socks
• stationary
• scarf & glove sets.

Suggested items for men includes:

• tools
• fragrances
• snack sets
• gift cards
• gloves
• wallets

Christmas Gifts

We need new, unwrapped toys ($25 value and up) for boys and girls of all ages. Some suggestions by age and gender include:

Boys

  • 0-6mo – Infant toys (6 mo and under), blankets, soft toys

  • 1-2 – Puzzles, soft cars/trucks

  • 5-7 – Trios Lego’s, Stomp Rockets, Nerf guns, Hot wheel kits, Bakugan, Spy gear, Minecraft

  • 8-11 – Lego’s, Nerf football Vortex, Spy Gear, Hex bugs, Science sets

  • 12-15 – Baseball gloves/ball/bats, Soccer balls, gift cards,
    16-18 – Footballs, hoodies, gift cards, electronic dartboards, movies, wallets, Deodorant/shaving kits

Girls

  • 0-6mo – Infant toys (6 mo and under), blankets, soft toys

  • 2-4 – Puzzles, dolls, Barbies, princess stuff, crafts, dress-up clothes

  • 5-7 – Crafts, Zhu Zhu pets, Dress-up clothes, Polly Pockets, Monster High stuff

  • 8-11 - “Make it yourself” spa kits, bracelets kits, Jewelry, starter makeup kits

  • 12-15 – Diaries/Journals, makeup, jewelry, pillows, cute room accessories,picture frames, slippers

  • 16-18 – Jewelry, Makeup, Pillows, room accessories, Movies, Bath/Body sets,picture frames, purses/wallets, slippers

Gift card ideas for both boys and girls include pizza, iTunes, bowling and skating.