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                                            Holiday HappeninGs



      CCKids Rolls Out Online Toy                                                                          Making Christmas Bright drive, which seeks toys through

      Drive For 23rd Anniversary                                                                           a network of local businesses, churches and social groups
                                                                                                           that coordinate toy drives among their members.
      Of Making Christmas Bright                                                                             Making Christmas Bright, which in 2018 expanded
                                                                                                           when it joined forces with Guardians for New Futures
        Just because you do something for decades, doesn’t                                                 and its Angel Tree program, provides nearly 3,000 gifts
      mean you can’t do it better.                                                                         to children living in foster and protective care in Indian
        For  that reason,  CCKids  is  rolling out  an  online                                             River, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties.
      component to mark the 23rd anniversary of its Making                                                   “We’re always looking for new ways to grow and partner
      Christmas Bright holiday collection.                                                                 in the community,” Kaiser said. “We serve nearly 1,000
        “We thought, ‘How can we make an already successful                                                children every year, so we need all the help we can get.”
      project even better?’” said Christmas Kaiser, CCKids                                                   Kaiser said she is unsure how many gifts will be
      community relations director. “The answer was pretty                                                 collected through the online portal.
      obvious – let’s go online and reach more people.”                                                      “I anticipate it will become an invaluable tool,” she
        Participation is simple: Anyone interested in supporting                                           said, adding that the Toys for Tots campaign in Orlando
      the drive can click the banner in our email and purchase                                             has been raising money and collecting toys through the
      an item, which will then be shipped directly to CCKids.                                              same online platform for years. “If nothing else, it will
        The online drive is meant to supplement the existing                                               give those who prefer not to go to the store or venture
                                                                                                           far from home an opportunity to participate.”
                                                                                                             The online drive is made possible through a partnership
                                                                                                           with Fort Pierce company D&W Sourceall and Roonga,
                                                                                                           an online platform that hosts drives free of charge for
                                                                                                           nonprofits.
                                                                                                             To access the drive click the project banner at www.
                                                                                                           cckids.net.
                                                                                                             The portal also houses a link to sign up to become
                                                                                                           a sponsor for the traditional Making Christmas Bright
                                                                                                           program. The program works this way:
                                                                                                             1. Sign up to become a sponsor by clicking the project
                                                                                                           banner at www.cckids.net.
                                                                                                             2. Tell us how many children you’d like to sponsor
                                                                                                           and we’ll send you a list.
                                                                                                             3. Collect the toys among your members.
                                                                                                             4. Call us to arrange a pickup!
                                                                                                             But be quick! This year’s toy collection ends in early
                                                                                                           December so that we have enough time to organize the
                                                                                                           gifts and get them out to families.

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