Smiling While Sending Hope
12th Annual Holiday Food & Toy Drive
October 30th - December 4th, 2024
We’re spreading smiles and hope this holiday season!
Linda Craft Team Realtors is proud to participate in the 12th Annual Food & Toy Drive benefiting Smiling While Sending Hope. We’re collecting non-perishable food items and new, unwrapped toys now through December 4th to bring joy and comfort to children and families in our local hospitals.
Our team is donating the use of our Linda Craft Team Moving Truck to help deliver donations. Thank you for joining us in making this Christmas brighter for those who need it most!
Toy Guidelines:
- To prevent infection, we only accept new toys. Used books are the only used items we can accept.
- We CANNOT accept homemade or quilted blankets or hats and stuffed animals. These items are not able to be sanitized, are at risk for developing dust mites in our closets and are an infection risk to our immune compromised patients.
- Please avoid toys which can break easily (i.e. made of glass or brittle plastic).
- We CANNOT accept wooden or fabric toys as they cannot be cleaned.
- We do NOT accept or distribute toys that are designed to promote aggressive behaviors (e.g. toy weapons of any kind, or violent video games or movies).
- Things We Cannot Accept: Candy, Edible Gifts, Homemade Treats/Blankets/Hats, Used toys, Large Quantities!
- To minimize the risk of infection, we only accept new and unwrapped gifts. Due to storage restrictions we are unable to store large quantities of soft items such as stuffed animals and blankets
Food Guidelines:
- Canned meats: Tuna, Chicken, Salmon
- Peanut butter and jelly/jam
- Canned fruits and vegetables
- Pasta and pasta sauce
- Boxed milk and shelf-stable milk alternatives
- Cereal (hot and cold)
- Rice and dried beans
- Soups and broth
- Baking mixes (cake mix, macaroni and cheese)
- Snack items (granola bars, crackers, chips)
- Hygiene supplies (deodorant, shampoo, soap, diapers etc.)