Host a Toy, Supply, or Gift Card Drive
Each month, Birthday Wishes distributes thousands of toys, gift cards, and party supplies to shelters. You can help by hosting a drive in your school, workplace, or community.
How it works:
Contact us for our list of highest-need items.
Plan when and where your drive will happen.
Promote it with posters, social media, and word of mouth.
Collect & Deliver brand-new, unwrapped items to our office or promote an Amazon Wishlist to have them ship directly to our office.
Plan Your Drive
Decide on what to collect – contact us for our most needed toy and party items. Make sure all items are brand new and in original packaging.
Decide when you will hold your drive and how long it will last.
Decide where it will be held (your school, church or temple, local business or special event).
Promote!
Let everyone know what you are collecting and who your drive is benefiting.
Post signs with collection details around your school, church or temple, business or event.
Use social media to spread the word.
Send an article to your local newspaper – many publications welcome nonprofit events/programs.
Collect
Find a few large cardboard boxes and wrap them in fun birthday-themed paper or request collection boxes from Birthday Wishes. Attach a sign including all the details of your drive including the Birthday Wishes logo!
Deliver it
Schedule your drop-off.