Host a Drive
Please contact us for approval before beginning this service project.
At our current service level, Birthday Wishes distributes over 2,000 toys every month. Make a difference by collecting new children’s toys or other needed items, such as wrapping paper or batteries. Birthday Wishes has collection boxes and flyers available. Please contact us for information on our current needs.
Please keep in mind that gifts should be appropriate for children who may not have access to a computer, yard, bath tub, oven, or window/sills of their own. Click here to view the items we cannot accept.
There are four easy steps to hosting a drive: plan, promote, collect & deliver.
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.