Season of Giving
Let Your Kids Be
Santa’s E lves
for needy children in Erie who, without your
donation, may go without something new
this Christmas. Visit the website for more
information on dropping off your donations
and for volunteer opportunities.
COMMUNITY SHELTER SERVICES
ERIE COUNTY TOYS FOR TOTS
Address: 652 West 17th Street, Erie
Contact: communityshelter.org, or 814.455.4369
Address: Visit the website for area drop-off locations.
Contact: erie-pa.toysfortots.org, or facebook.com/
toysfortots.eriecounty.pa
Show your kids how to bring the joy of the
holiday season to a child in need! Sponsor a
child in the Christmas Sponsorship Program
at Community Shelter Services. Collect
gift cards, raise funds for holiday gifts, or
organize a clothing, bedding or personal
care item drive in your neighborhood and
more. Visit the website for more ideas and
information.
ERIE CITY MISSION
Address: 717 French Street, Erie
Contact: eriecitymission.org, or 814.452.4421
A fun and festive family giving project!
Spend just $20 to $30 for a new, unwrapped
holiday toy to contribute, donate funds
or volunteer for those in need at Erie City
Mission. New toy donations are collected
Teach your kids how to make another
child’s holiday special! The U. S. Marine
Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program
collects new, unwrapped toys and distributes
them to less fortunate children throughout
Erie County. Donate toys, make a monetary
contribution, or volunteer to assist in the
transportation and storage of toys and more.
Visit the website for more information on
drop-off dates, locations and times.
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ASBURY WOODS
Address: 4105 Asbury Road, Erie
Contact: asburywoods.org, or 814.835.5356
The holiday season is a great time to
give thanks for Asbury Woods, a natural
treasure that is used year-round by residents.
Volunteer for the Schoolhouse Craft
Festival or Winter Wonderland fundraisers
in December, or view the variety of yearround volunteer opportunities and put
your talents to good use. Don’t have time to
volunteer? Make a monetary gift to keep the
nonprofit flourishing through 2017 and for
generations to come. Visit the website for
more information.
ERIE HOMES FOR CHILDREN AND
ADULTS
Address: M.O.V.E. Facility, 4950 West 23rd Street,
Millcreek
Contact: ehca.org/be-remarkable/volunteer, or
814.454.1534
Do you play the piano or another
instrument? This new year, spend just a few
hours a week bringing joy to the medically
fragile participants of EHCA’s Adult Day
Program. There are also other volunteer
opportunities, from knitting, crocheting, and
sewing to scrapbooking and much more. Too
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busy? Make a monetary donation. Visit the
website for more information.
ERIE PLAYHOUSE
Address: 13 West 10th Street, Erie
Contact: erieplayhouse.org, or 814.454.2852
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