Spread The Joy By Donating Toys At Our Holiday Toy Drive
The Holiday Joy Drive at The Foster Alliance, formally The Foster Alliance
“Without the people who cared about me, I didn’t care about myself.” – Former Foster Child
The 25th annual Holiday Joy Drive at The Foster Alliance, formerly The Foster Alliance, is our chance to make the holidays bright for the 15,000 + children experiencing foster care in Arizona. We invite you to join our community so we can show every single one of them that they matter, they are special, and we won’t let them forget.
One of the best ways to fill this holiday season with joy is to host a toy drive with your friends, family or at your place of work. Check out the complete guide below. It has everything you need to get started right away.
Use the link below to let us know you are joining the team TODAY!
Hosting a Holiday Toy Drive is Easy
The team at The Foster Alliance works to make launching and running your drive to donate toys and books to children easy.
Downloadable Resources for Your Arizona Children’s Toy Drive
Let us do the writing, creating social media posts, and designing flyers for you.
Click here to download resources to make getting the word out simple and fast. You will find printable flyers and wishlists and shareable images perfect for social media. Keep checking back, we will add videos and more ideas throughout the Holiday Joy Drive.
Where to Pick Up Flyers and Drive Boxes
We have printed flyers, posters, and wish lists ready for you to pick up at our Phoenix location at 3110 E Thunderbird Rd #100, Phoenix, AZ 85032. We also have free drive boxes prepared with The Foster Alliance Holiday Joy Drive decals, which include QR codes. Come by Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM weekly – no appointment necessary.
Not local to the Greater Phoenix Area? No problem. We are supporting foster children all over the state. Reach out to the development team to help you organize a drive in your neighborhood. development@thefosteralliance.org
What Toys To Collect & Donate
Through the 25th annual holiday toy drive at The Foster Alliance, we join together to collect brand new toys, books and gifts for children and youth in foster care ages 0-21. Every child is unique, so we put together a list of the most requested gifts by the children we serve.
Click here to download resources to make hosting your drive easy!
Where to Drop Off Your Donations of Toys, Gifts and Books
We intentionally chose the word “Alliance” to be in our name as a promise to bring the community together so we can make the biggest difference for the foster children of Arizona and beyond. This year we have so many #fosterallies ready to help.
The Foster Alliance Drop Off Location
The Foster Alliance Foster Care Resource Center is ready for you to drop off your new toys, gifts, and books at our Phoenix location at 3110 E Thunderbird Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032. Come by Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM weekly – no appointment necessary.
Find a Drop off Location Near You
Many partner locations across the state are ready and excited to serve as drop off locations for your toy drive.
Check out this map to find a drop-off location near you!
Would you like to provide your business as a drop-off location for new toys and gifts for foster kids? Reach out to the development team via email at development@thefosteralliance.org.
Fill Santa’s Sleigh Toy Drive Events
This year we are not only having a huge festival at our Phoenix Campus for foster families and advocates to pick up toys to celebrate the children in their care, but we are also holding three very special Holiday Joy Express deliveries in Flagstaff, Apache Junction and Tucson. Our hope is to ensure that each child has those special gifts, no matter where in our great state they rest their heads. To reach our goals we are collaborating with Desert Farm Lights, The Pratt Brother’s Christmas at Rawhide, M3F, and the Scottsdale Quarter to host 4 nights filled with holiday cheer and the spirit of giving back for the holidays.
West Valley | in partnership with Desert Farm Lights | November 28th & 29th
All Donors and Foster Children will receive $3.50 off their admission on these nights.
Chandler | in partnership with The Pratt Brother’s Christmas at Rawhide | November 30th
All Donors and Foster Children will receive 70% off their admission until December 24th.
Scottsdale | in partnership with M3F Music Festival at Scottsdale Quarter | December 8th
Free night of festive music and fun for the whole team and the Foster Community.
More details about each of these events coming soon!
**Each event will have stay-and-play and drop off only options.**
4 Tips & Tricks to Have the Best Holiday Toy Drive Ever
The Russ Lyon Sotheby’s team of realtors has proven to be one of the most successful toy drive partners in Arizona. Recently, the leaders of the Russ Lyon Foundation team sat down with our very own, Bethany Eggleston, VP of Development & Marketing and Matt Lipan, VP of Operations & Engagement, to share their keys to success.
- Set a Goal
“Reach high for stars are hidden in you.” – Rabindranath Tagore
When you and your team set a goal of how many toys you want to donate together and share why your goal is important, you inspire the people in your community to join forces with you to reach your goal. When we reach for the stars, we can help children in foster care change their stars.
- Create a Competition
Hosting a holiday toy drive is fun. Crank up the cheer by also creating a game to see who can donate the most toys, books, or even gift cards. Create teams among employees, departments, offices, clubs and social groups. The winning team gets a festive prize or bragging rights. Have all of the fun so foster kids can too!
- Invite Your Partners to Participate
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan
The most successful companies and organizations have many strong partnerships. Invite your business partners, vendors, companies who share your building, or even sister/brother clubs to join your holiday toy drive. Your partners are already on your side, they will be happy to support you as you work to make the holidays bright for children in foster care.
- Over Communicate
The number one reason why a person donates is because you asked!
People are busy, and the holidays can be even busier. Many think that sending reminders often will be annoying to your colleagues, friends and family, yet often they are thankful for the reminder. The team at Russ Lyon Sotheby’s recommends getting the word out once to twice a week during your toy drive.
Click here to download resources to make hosting your drive easy!
Questions? Contact the development team: development@thefosteralliance.org | 480-889-0604
