During the holiday season, many families in Toronto turn to shelters for help and support due to various reasons, including domestic violence, poverty, and mental health issues. According to the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, domestic violence is one of the top reasons families seek help and support from shelters in Canada. At Santa Comes to Bay Street (SCTBS), we understand the importance of hope and assistance for these families. We provide an opportunity for families to offer their children and themselves the necessities for the winter, and a personalized gift to open during the holidays.
2025 marks our 22nd anniversary and thanks to all of the generous supporters over all of these years we have been able to distribute over $2M in gifts and necessities.
Yesterday afternoon was spent unboxing and organizing everything that will go into the almost 2500 gift bags.
This afternoon and evening was spent helping volunteers fill the gift bags, moving completed gift bags to the appropriate shelter areas (they will be picked up later tonight) and ensuring all bags had toothbrushes and toothpaste.
The volunteers would take a bag and fill it with items depending on the age and gender of the recipient.
Santa came by and we closed the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) at 4:00pm.
Busy tiring days but it was fulfilling helping families in shelters have a happy holiday (the contents of the almost 2500 gift bags was amazing!). I look forward to doing it again next year.
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