What:Santa's Wish List
Who:Anyone
When:September / October / November / December
Where:n/a
RSVP:Choose one of the three options below to participate in our Santa’s Wish List Program.
Questions:Email Santa.
Details:
Bah humbug no more! Whether you've caught it or not, the holiday spirit will surely catch you when you participate in Child Advocates' Santa's Wish List program this year!
Santa's Wish List provides Christmas gifts for children served by the Child Advocates, who have been victims of life-threatening abuse or neglect and - as a result - been placed in protective custody of Children Protective Services. The Santa's Wish List program makes the holiday season brighter for these children who might otherwise be without gifts for Christmas.
Choose one of the following ways to help a child have a very special Christmas.
MAKE A DONATION TO SANTA’S WISH LIST:
Want to bring some holiday cheer to an abused child but don't have time to deal with the logistics? Let us take care of it for you! Your online contribution or check mailed to Child Advocates (please designate Santa's Wish List on check) will go straight to Santa's Workshop, where Santa's elves will buy and distribute gifts for you!
SPONSOR A CHILD (OR MULTIPLE CHILDREN!): (This opportunity is now closed.)
The average amount spent per child is $125. Sponsoring a child's Wish List is an opportunity for you, your family and/or your company to provide gifts to one or more of these very deserving children. The way it works is this: the child (or his/her caregiver) completes a Wish List registration form detailing 3-5 items the child would like from Santa Claus. As a sponsor, you will receive the Wish List form from Child Advocates and then shop for "your" child or children. Since the children we serve range in age from newborn to 18 years, the requested gifts are child- and age-specific. We ask that a minimum of three gifts be purchased for each child (typically one "big" item and at least two "smaller" items). You will bring your child's gifts, in a bag, to Santa's Warehouse (Heights-area) on the designated sponsor drop-off days (December 9th - 11th from 9am to 6pm) with the Santa's Wish List Form attached, where they will be sorted, wrapped and prepared for delivery in time for Christmas. The child's court appointed advocate volunteer will physically deliver the gifts.
ORGANIZE A TOY DRIVE: (This opportunity is now closed.)
This option is an opportunity for you, your family and/or your company to hold a toy drive to collect NEW toys and clothing for the children Child Advocates serves (ages newborn to 18 years). The items Child Advocates receives through toy drives help Santa with last minute gifts for children who didn't have a sponsor. Additionally, toy drive items help Santa insure that siblings receive equal numbers of gifts. Click here to view a flyer (pdf) listing "frequently requested gifts" and additional suggestions that will help you with your toy drive. Once your drive is complete, you will drop off the collected items at Santa's Warehouse (Heights-area) on the designated sponsor drop-off days (December 9th - 11th from 9am to 6pm).