How to Donate to the Rockville Holiday Drives

The City of Rockville annual Holiday Drive needs your help to distribute food baskets and new toys to needy Rockville families. Last year 626 Rockville households were helped with food for Thanksgiving and 1,244 children received toys and gift cards in December.

You can make a donation for both the Thanksgiving and December Holiday Drives:
Tax-deductible monetary contributions are used to purchase fresh food and gift certificates for both the Thanksgiving and December Drives. Checks should be made payable to City of Rockville Holiday Drive Fund and mailed to City of Rockville Community Services, 30 Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Rockville 20850.

How to Help with the Thanksgiving Drive:

You can organize a food drive
Food collected by mid-November is used in our Thanksgiving baskets. Large quantitities can be picked up.

Accepted from November 9, 2009 to November 18, 2009

• Macaroni and cheese
• Canned green beans, corn, or peas
• Canned soup
• Canned cranberry sauce
• Jello
• Canned fruit (applesauce, peaches, pears, fruit cocktail)
• Turkey gravy (mix or can)

You can volunteer to deliver food baskets
Teams of volunteers deliver baskets on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to seniors and families who have no transportation (2 hour commitment).

How to Help with the December Holiday Drive

Donations of toys and gift cards will be accepted from December 10, 2009 to December 18, 2009.

Toy suggestions include:

For Babies and Toddlers

• Mobiles
• Musical toys
• Board books
• Soft Dolls (multi-cultural)
• Rattles and teething rings
• Shape sorters

For Preschool and School Children

• Action figures
• Coloring books
• Building toys
• Costume jewelry
• Play phones
• Purses
• Watches
• Jewelry making kits
• Yu-go cards
• Barbie dolls (multi-cultural)
• Art kits and art supplies
• Age-appropriate board games
• Sports-gear (soccer balls, basketballs)
• Popular movie/tv character items
• Hand-held electronic games
• Pierced & non-pierced earrinig sets
• Cameras ($10.99-14.99)
• Vanity mirror and hair sets

For Adolescents: $15 gift cards to Target, Best Buy, Old Navy, Westfield Shopping Malls, and Sports Authority

You can also sponsor a family
Buy gifts and food for the December holidays, tailored to a specific family’s need (usually valued around $250). You will be matched with one or more families, depending on the size of your organization. This activity is ideal for a business or civic group.

Call Community Services: 240-314-8310 for more information and drop off locations.

Community Services is located at 30 Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Rockville.

The Holiday Drive won’t happen without the help of caring neighbors. Please take the time to give. Take part. Give from the heart.

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