Per the City of Rockville: Donations are being accepted for the 2022 Holiday Drive, Rockville’s annual push to help the community’s hundreds of children and families in need during the holiday and gift-giving season.
Get involved by:
- Purchasing new, unwrapped toys for children of all ages. Especially needed are toys for kids ages 9-11 (science and craft kits, sports supplies, etc.). Donate online easily at bit.ly/HolidayDriveDonate.
- Write a check: Checks can be made payable to “City of Rockville” (with “Rockville Holiday Drive” in the memo line) and sent to Rockville Holiday Drive Fund, c/o Community Services Division, 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.
- Organize a toy or book drive to collect new unwrapped toys or books (new books for children of all ages, including teenagers, are needed).
- Donate $25 Target gift certificates.
Toys can be dropped in collection boxes at several locations: F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and Glenview Mansion at the Rockville Civic Center; Croydon Creek Nature Center; Twinbrook Community Recreation Center; Lincoln Park Community Center; Thomas Farm Community Center; Rockville Swim and Fitness Center; Rockville Senior Center; and City Hall.
All donations of money and goods are tax deductible.
For more information, contact Frederika Granger at [email protected].
It's Giving Tuesday and it's easier than ever to give back to the local community with Rockville's Holiday Drive. We are now accepting toy and book donations, as well as monetary contributions. Visit https://t.co/12hPc26x4A for more information. pic.twitter.com/TZRwM3DfFy
— City of Rockville (@Rockville411) November 29, 2022
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