Last Week’s Gifts of Gratitude Event Helps Spread Holiday Cheer to Children in Foster Care
This week Foster Love welcomed local agencies and social workers for our Gifts of Gratitude event! During this event, we distributed gratitude gifts for foster kids, helping bring joy to children in foster care during the holiday season.
Throughout the year, generous organizations and companies from across the country donate items to Foster Love, allowing us to support agencies in need. For the holidays, however, we go a step further by hosting this special event to give back to our local foster care community. It’s our way of ensuring the season is brighter for the kids and families we serve.
Here’s a closer look at how it all came together and the incredible impact it had.
Bringing the Community Together for a Day of Giving
Agency representatives lined up in vans, cars, and trucks early Wednesday morning to load up thousands of presents for local foster children. Volunteers helped coordinate the drive-through, assisting representatives find the perfect gifts, and load their vehicles. Gifts were arranged at several stations, offering lots of different items ranging from essentials to toys including top brand items from Vans, Nike, Bombas, Beis, and Hurley.
Guests were invited to choose gifts that suited the age groups they served, ensuring every child received something special based on their interests and needs—whether it was toys for toddlers or shoes for teens. The selection included skateboards, bicycles, shoes, jackets, diapers, toy sets, stuffed animals, small stocking stuffers, and much, much more. Among the generous donations were from Foster Love initiatives, including Sweet Cases, Superhero Boxes, and STEM Boxes adding an extra touch of joy to the day.
Gifts of Gratitude Fueled by Chick-fil-A
The energy and enthusiasm of our volunteers and agency representatives were fueled by the generous support of Chick-fil-A. They donated enough meals to feed the enormous team of volunteers and agency workers, showing their commitment to making a difference.
Chick-fil-A’s support extends far beyond this Gifts of Gratitude event; they regularly contribute through their ongoing partnership with Foster Love. At their Brea location, a portion of the proceeds from every meal purchased are frequently donated to support our efforts for foster youth, making their generosity a year-round commitment.
This consistent support has played a significant role in helping us organize events like Gifts of Gratitude. We’re deeply grateful for their continued generosity, which fuels both our volunteers and the children we serve.
Thank You to Our Volunteers and Donors
None of this would have been possible without the incredible support from our volunteers and donors. For months leading up to the event, our dedicated volunteers worked tirelessly to collect and organize donations, pack boxes, and prepare for the big day. Their hard work and commitment were evident as they helped manage everything from setting up stations to unloading donations. Volunteers are truly the heart of everything we do, and without their time and energy, we wouldn’t have been able to make such a profound impact on the lives of the children we serve.
Equally essential to the success of the Gifts of Gratitude event were the generous donations from individuals and companies. Thanks to their contributions, we were able to provide a wide range of gifts, including toys, clothes, sports equipment, and even bikes. A special thank you goes to our long-time partners, like Vans, Nike, Bombas, and Hurley, whose ongoing support continues to make a significant difference in the lives of foster children. Together, our volunteers and donors made this event a true celebration of generosity and impact.
Gratitude Gifts for Foster Kids Make a Difference
As every backseat and trunk filled with boxes full of gifts, it reminded us that this event would bring so much happiness to the children in foster care during the holiday season. It was a heartwarming sight to see so many people come together to ensure no child would go without something special this holiday season.
The support from our volunteers, donors, and partners made the day a success, but most importantly, it reminded us of the profound impact we can have on the lives of foster youth when we come together with purpose and compassion.
We’re already looking forward to next year’s Gifts of Gratitude event, but until then, we will continue to support the foster care community in every way we can!
To donate to programs that make a difference like our Gifts of Gratitude Event, check out our website here! https://fosterlove.com/checkout/?source_url=https://fosterlove.com/team-building