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It's that time of year again when we spread holiday cheer! Now more than ever, we need your help!
Over the past 3 years we have been reaching out to you all for help to spread some extra love around the community. We have supported the CTV Toy Mountain as well as the food drive in the past years and despite last year being a difficult year for everyone we managed to raise $3,200 for the Daily Bread Food Bank. This year as things are starting to get back to normal and as we adjust to this new norm, unfortunately there are still some families still trying to keep up with these difficult times. So, we thought it would be nice to once again contribute to the Salvation Army Toy Mountain and help make the holiday season a little more special for families with lower income.
The Toy Mountain allows us to donate toys/gifts to lower income families in the Toronto area to ensure that less-fortunate children are able to have an amazing Christmas and holiday season as well! The way it works is once the gifts are collected parents are given the chance to browse through a Christmas shop that is set up and they are able to choose a toy/gift for their child to enjoy!
Usually the Toy Mountain receives many donated toys for younger children (i.e, under the age of 12), but not as many for teenagers (i.e. 12 to 17 years old). Therefore, we want to focus our donations for this age group. We have reached out to Kits for Cause, who has coordinated with Salvation Army and has created a Wishlist which includes items of need for teens. The items on the wish list include care kits, winter survival kits, activity kits and clothes.
With COVID still around, similar to last year we are asking for money donations. Through the link you will either be able to purchase an item from the wish list or contribute towards the greatest need. The deadline for the campaign is set for December 12th, 2020 and tax receipts will be issued for the donations. At the end of the campaign, we will be packing the kits to be dropped off at the Salvation Army Toy Mountain.
We understand that this can be an expensive and stressful, but we hope to raise some funds to help make the holiday season special for as many teens/families as possible!
Thank you in advance for your generous support!
The most needed donations this year continue to be Teen Gifts! Below you can select the gift you'd like to send directly to Toy Mountain!
2021 marks the 26th anniversary of the CTV Toy Mountain Campaign benefiting The Salvation Army. And every year, we invite businesses, schools, organizations, community groups and CTV viewers to become partners – to collect toys – and to help build Toy Mountain. This year we have been presented with the challenges of the pandemic, but we still need your help to bring smiles to children’s faces on Christmas morning.
Every donation will be sent directly to Toy Mountain & a tax receipt will be issued immediately by Unity Values Foundation.
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