Submitted by Allison Behnke, Haddam-Killingworth Youth and Family Services
(November 4, 2024) — The holiday giving program facilitated by Haddam-Killingworth Youth and Family Services is available for families in need who live in Haddam, Higganum, Haddam Neck or Killingworth. New gifts, toys, and gift cards will be collected for children and youth from birth through age 18. We also would appreciate gift wrapping paper and bows to provide to the families to wrap their gifts.
The holiday season is a time for caring and sharing, but it can also be especially difficult for some people. Last year we were able to match 104 Haddam and Killingworth children with holiday gifts because of the generosity of so many! HKYFS is asking the community to join us in making the holiday season as bright as possible for as many families as we can by easing some of their financial stress of buying gifts for their youth. No child should go without this year. We need your help.
If you, your family, church, business, civic group, or club are willing to sponsor a family or child, please contact us.
There are several ways to help:
- “Adopt” a family and we will give you a list with items and sizes to purchase.
- Gift cards are extremely popular with older children and teens, as well as adults who can shop for the children in their lives.
- Make a general donation to HKYFS for the Holiday Giving program and we will decide how best to use the donation to meet a family’s wish list.
Once again, HKYFS is grateful to be partnering with New Image Auto and Parmelee Farm for two Stuff-a-Cruiser Events in December. Donations of toys and gift cards can be brought on the following dates:
Sunday, December 1, 2024 at New Image Auto, Higganum 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Parmelee Farm, Killingworth 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For more information about how you can donate, or to register for this confidential program, please call 860-345-7498 or e-mail Michelle at events@hkyfs.org
