Secret Santa 2011
Due to the wonderful support of our donors
we no longer have family and youth profiles to distribute.
Families and youth still need your support.
1. Give gift cards
- Help families and youth shop for what they need by providing gift cards from major retailers. Retailers accessible to families and youth served by our partner agencies include Walmart, Zellers, No Frills, Metro, Indigo etc.
- Mail gift cards to the Children’s Aid Foundation at 25 Spadina Road, Toronto ON M5R 2S9. Please ensure that cards arrive at the Foundation by Monday, December 12, 2011.
- Your donated gift cards will be given directly to participating agencies who will then distribute them to help families and youth in need.
- Sign up here!
2. Give a donation
Your gifts will be given directly to participating agencies to help the families and the youth they serve.
- Online: make a donation by clicking here
- Mail: 25 Spadina Road, Toronto ON M5R 2S9. Cheques should be made payable to the “Children’s Aid Foundation” with a note re: Secret Santa. Please send cheques only.
- Phone: call Danielle at 416-923-0924 ext 247
You can continue to support through cash donations up until December 31, 2011 and receive a 2011 tax receipt.
3. Fundraise Online
Join our online personal fundraising campaign by reaching out to your friends and families for support! The funds that you raise will be directed to our partner agencies who serve families and youth in need.
STEP 1: Set a goal for the number of families or youth you would like to support or the amount of money you would like to raise
STEP 2: Develop a personal web page on our website
STEP 3: Email your personal web page to friends and family
STEP 4: Your contacts are then able to make direct donations on-line to help families in need
STEP 5: Watch the money grow!
Sign up here!
Important Dates to remember if you are a Donor or are donating Gift Cards:
| Gift drop off to Children’s Aid Foundation |
Wed, Dec. 7, 2011 (9am-8pm)
Thurs, Dec. 8, 2011 (9am-8pm)
Fri, Dec. 9, 2011 (9am-8pm)
Sat, Dec. 10, 2011 (12-5pm)
Sun, Dec. 11, 2011 (12-5pm)
Mon, Dec. 12, 2011 (9am-8pm) |
Charitable Receipts and Donation Forms
The Children’s Aid Foundation will issue charitable gift receipts for gift values and/or cash donations exceeding $10. Group gifts of cash and/or gifts can also be receipted and must be accompanied by a list of each donor, their mailing address, and gift amounts and all associated receipts. Donors are encouraged to keep photocopies of their receipts and gift cards for their own records.
When you drop off your donation to the Children’s Aid Foundation, please have your donation form filled out. All store itemized receipts must be brought and attached to this form if you are requesting a charitable receipt. We also ask that you report the total value of your cash and gift donations at this time. If you are donating gift cards, they must be kept separate from your other gift donations.
The drop off deadline is Monday, December 12th, 2011
About the Program
The Secret Santa program provides donors with an engaging and fun way to help families and youth in the GTA during the holiday season.
Families
The children served by our partner agencies come from families where abuse, neglect, poverty, violence, homelessness and substance abuse are a part of their daily lives. The harsh reality of these circumstances hits harder at certain times of the year, and no more so than during the holiday season. For families who struggle to meet their day-to-day needs, the holidays often bring an added stress to provide their children with food and gifts.
Youth Living Independently
Youth Living Independently includes young men and women from the ages of 15-24 who are transitioning away from the care of child welfare agencies like the Children’s Aid and are setting out on their own with little financial, family or social support. The holidays can be a very isolating and disheartening time of year for these youth. As a Secret Santa, you can help make a youth’s holidays bright by showing that someone cares.
In 2010, our donors helped raise over $206,000 and helped 1,657 people have a wonderful holiday through the Secret Santa program. With your help as a Secret Santa we can make 2011 another happy holiday for families and youth in need.
Agency Partners
The Children’s Aid Foundation is proud to partner with the following agencies through our Secret Santa program. Your gifts will be directed to the families and youth who are served by these agencies.
Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
Peel Children’s Aid Foundation
Durham Children’s Aid Society
Pape Adolescent Resource Centre
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto