Get Involved
Volunteers begin gearing up after Labor Day in the Fall and swing into full speed after Thanksgiving. We collect donations from boxes placed in sponsoring schools, churches, and businesses. When we get cash donations we are able to buy items most requested by families who come off the streets into the shelters: toothbrushes, gloves, even underwear if it is a special request of the shelters.
We want to update everyone on the latest changes
We are so grateful for our wonderful volunteers and supporters. Those who sew, knit, crochet,
gather and buy, stuff stockings, and deliver to shelters. Many generous hours and dollars are
donated each year to make Holiday Stockings a reality. As they say, “It takes a village.”
Today, we are asking for a different type of help. We need a new location where we can sort
the items and stuff the stockings in December. SeaTac Marine has generously hosted our
stuffing event for the past three years, with year-long storage of our items, and the assistance
of their employees. Changes at their business mean we can no longer use their facility. A check
to see if we could return to the Coast Guard base found that the gym is scheduled for
demolition this year.
Our facility requirements:
Empty space, approximately 100’ by 70’ for 2 days – a Friday/Saturday - the first
weekend of December or maybe November.
Bathroom facilities available
Parking for 50 cars
In the King County area
Additional ways to be involved include:
• Make a donation of cash or new small gifts (see needed items tab).
• Decorate a donation box and check on it at a business, school or other organization.
• Sew stockings. Contact Bobette Scheid ([email protected]) for a pattern and materials.
We have chosen a stocking as a gift for these kids because the small items contained in a stocking are going to be those a child can actually carry in a pocket when it comes time for the inevitable move from the shelter. Shelters tell us that the kids actually hang the stockings by their beds for weeks after the holiday as a reminder that Santa, or someone did find them this year.
While we use the word Santa, we try to make our effort as non-denominational as possible. Our goal is to bring some cheer at a time of year where many religions celebrate a holiday.