Shop from Little Smiles’ Amazon Wish List, donate online or by text, or drop off a new, unwrapped gift
Palm Beach Gardens, FLA. – (December 16, 2024) – Little Smiles of Florida invites the community to help brighten the holidays for local children in need through its 15th Annual Holiday Toy Drive. Through December 25, 2024, the drive collects new, unwrapped gifts for children from newborn to 18. These donations are distributed through collection centers for families to pick up or delivered directly to Little Smiles’ 39 pediatric partners, including hospitals, medical daycare centers, hospices, shelters, foster homes, and medical support facilities.
“The need is greater than ever this year, and we rely on our community’s generosity to ensure no child goes without a smile this holiday season. Every toy, every donation, and every act of kindness makes a lasting difference,” said Brittany Perdigon, Executive Director of Little Smiles Florida.
Last year, the toy drive made a tremendous impact, doubling its reach and collecting over 20,000 toys and gifts, bringing smiles to more than 12,000 children across Southeast Florida. The community support is vital in helping kids be kids during difficult times. Visit littlesmilesfl.org to make a donation, shop the Amazon Wish List, or shop for a gift and drop it off at a participating business or the Little Smiles North Pole at Harbourside Place, 106 Front St, Jupiter, FL 33477. Donations can also be made by texting LITTLESMILES to 44321.
Local businesses are encouraged to participate by becoming sponsors or drop-off locations.
Donations fund the holiday toy drive and year-round programming at one of the many facilities that partner with Little Smiles. Donations fund movie nights and arts and crafts events and fulfill specific requests like birthday celebrations, ensuring children and their caregivers experience moments of joy and normalcy during challenging times.
For more information about Little Smiles Florida and the toy drive, including details on drop-off locations, or to donate, visit littlesmilesfl.org.
About Little Smiles Florida:
Little Smiles is a not-for-profit organization operating in Palm Beach County and the greater Southeast Florida region. The charity was founded in 1999 by local businessman Paul L. Donohue, who saw a need and inspired the community to bring comfort and joy to children and their caregivers at Palm Beach Children’s Hospital. Little Smiles now partners with thirty-nine pediatric facilities from St. Lucie to Miami that include hospitals, medical day care centers, hospices, shelters, foster care homes, and medical support facilities. Their mission is to help kids during difficult times. They provide smiles to children and their support staff with fun events, including movie night, arts and crafts, and snack breaks. They fulfill individual needs and requests, such as providing a toy to help distract a child after surgery, pajamas to stay extra comfy during their time at the facility, or even a cake and a present to celebrate a birthday during their time at one of the facilities.