Christmas in July!

Help Nathaniel’s Secret Santa’s beat the heat by stocking up the shelves for our VIPs!

CLICK HERE for ways to get INVOLVED with CHRISTMAS IN JULY.

Since 2008 Nathaniel’s Toy Shop, a pop-up Toy Shop, has opened each December to kids with special needs (our VIPs) and their families in financial need. Thanks to Walgreens and other community partners we have been able to fill the shelves and have VIP families come shop for free toys to give their children a joyful Christmas.

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The only way we can do this is through the generosity of the community, through people like you!

In 2023, we had over 500 volunteers assist Nathaniel’s Toy Shop and collected toys from more than 100 toy drives. With the help and generosity of the community, we served over 1,700 VIP families, bringing toys to VIPs and their siblings in Central Florida and our satellite locations in Jacksonville, the Space Coast, the Tampa Area, and Lakeland this Christmas!

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“I am beyond grateful and without words to express what it means to be a part of the Nathaniel’s Hope family. I cannot believe how endlessly this team works for the community. A thousand tongues wouldn’t be enough to say thank you with!” VIP Mom

“We are excited to have once been a family in need of this special help to help others especially since this could be anybody in this situation this Christmas. This year we were able to donate teen/tween appropriate items to our Walgreens in Casselberry.” VIP Mom

“Thank you so much! My kids were so surprised. There were so many toys. The volunteers that dropped them off were wonderful people and even sang us a Christmas song and took time to visit with Morgan.” VIP Mom

“Nathaniel’s hope has impacted my son’s life because of financial hardship I am not able to purchase him gifts for Christmas you guys allow him to enjoy Christmas like every other child.” VIP Dad

“Nathaniel’s Hope brought smiles to me & my family during the Christmas event and we feel so welcomed & loved by other families that’s in Nathaniel Hope program.” VIP Mom

“Thank you. What a blessing to have someone that would like to deliver toys from Nathaniel’s Toy Shop to our homes, especially during these difficult times.” VIP Mom

We are asking businesses, organization, churches, schools, neighborhoods,

and individuals to consider hosting a Toy Drive to help stock our shelves.

We will provide you with marketing material and tools to make your

Toy Drive a success!

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Just a few ideas:

Holiday Party Toy Drive: Host a holiday-themed party where admission is a new, unwrapped toy.

Corporate Toy Collection: Partner with your fellow co-workers and set up collection bins in your office. You can also combine it with a Christmas office party.

Community Challenge: Create a friendly competition between local schools, neighborhoods, or sports teams to see who can collect the most toys. Offer a small prize or recognition for the winning group.

Toy Drive Thru: Organize a school drive-thru toy drop-off event where donors can quickly and safely drop off toys without leaving their cars. Make it festive with music, decorations, and volunteers in holiday costumes.

Social Media Campaign: Launch a social media campaign encouraging people to donate toys. Share stories, photos, and videos about the impact of their donations and create a hashtag to spread the word.

Local Store Partnerships: Collaborate with local retail stores to set up collection bins. Shoppers can purchase and drop off toys at the store. Or the store owner can have preselected gifts to purchase at a discount and donate at the same time.