Holiday Effort
Caring for Children's main fundraising activity is its annual Holiday Effort. Caring for Children has been running the Holiday Effort for over 13 years now, and we have been able to help children and families dealing with life-threatening illnesses with clothing and the basics of living during the all-important holiday season. And, thanks to the dedication and generosity of our sponsors/donors, we have been able to raise enough money during the Holiday Effort drive to also assist these families as much as we can throughout the year as well.
There are several ways to participate in our holiday effort and make a difference in the lives of the children that Caring for Children helps. ALL donation/sponsor options below are tax deductible. To learn more about Caring for Children's 501(c)(3) tax deductible status.
This donation option allows a volunteer or a group of volunteers to sponsor a child or a family. All volunteers who sponsor a child will receive a personal profile on the child they are assigned which has been written by the child's social worker. The personal profile includes clothing sizes, special interests, and "special requests." Based on the charity's mission, the sponsors main priority is to meet the child's clothing needs. Once these needs are met, the sponsor may choose to complement these essentials with items included in
the special requests section. Gift ideas.
Caring for Children does not begrudge the generosity of our sponsors, nor do we put boundaries on how the children are cared for. However, the Foundation does set a minimum of $100 per child to ensure a level of equity between all the children within the family, and each volunteer is given the option of sponsoring a child on their own or as part of a team with another volunteer(s).
A monetary donation can be made in any amount to Caring for Children. All monetary donations are used to provide for basic needs (i.e., clothing, food, and standard family living requirements) for these children and their families during the holiday effort, and to provide educational and enrichment opportunities (i.e., after school programs, summer camps, tutoring, etc.) throughout the year.
Monetary donations can be made via credit card or check (link to credit card and address to send check.)
This donation option allows a volunteer to make a gift certificate donation to Caring for Children. There are a variety of different gift certificates to choose from, and all gift certificates will be utilized to help the children during the holidays or throughout the year.
Based on Caring for Children's mission (link), we recommend that any gift certificates that are donated be focused on clothing or food/groceries. Some excellent options are Wal-Mart, Old Navy, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, Target, or K-Mart. In Massachusetts, the following grocery stores are appropriate choices: Star Market/Shaw's, Stop and Shop, or Victory. In Upstate New York, the following grocery stores are appropriate choices: Price Chopper or Hannaford.
This is an excellent option for a volunteer/volunteers who want to help a child in need, but have time constraints in shopping for the tangible clothing and other gifts in option 1. This donation option will provide you with a story on an adolescent boy or girl, and will provide you with the basic elements (primarily gift cards) for assembling an appropriate gift basket. We follow a number of adolescents, and recognize the challenges in purchasing tangible gifts for them. Therefore, if this option works for you then your efforts will certainly be put to good use.
Company/Group Donations
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Holiday Party
The annual wrapping party ...
