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holiday happenings

Little Smiles 13th Annual Toy Drive Needs Community’s

Help To Bring Holiday Cheer To Local Kids In Need

Donate A New, Unwrapped Toy, Donate By Text Or “The holidays are a magical
Online, Shop From Little Smiles’ Amazon Wish List, time for children, and with the
Or Become A Drop-Off Location To Be A Part Of South help and generosity of our
Florida’s Largest Toy Drive community, the Little Smiles
Little Smiles of Florida continues its mission to Toy Drive brings joy to so
help kids be kids through difficult times by spreading many local children,” said
holiday cheer with its Annual Holiday Toy Drive. The Executive Director Nicole
organization is collecting gifts through Dec. 25, for Mercado De Leon. “Whether
newborns to 18 years. The gifts are distributed through the toys go to a child in the
collection centers for families to pick up and directly to hospital, a foster child, or a
Little Smiles’ 32 pediatric partners, including hospitals child whose family is having
with children fighting life-threatening illnesses, medical a difficult time, the kindness
daycare centers, hospices, shelters, foster care homes, is never forgotten, and the
and medical support facilities. smiles on the kids’ faces are
priceless.”
Little Smiles goal is to raise
$150,000, and they have made
giving easier than ever this North Pole toys

holiday season. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to
participate and can request a box to become a toy drop-
off location or become a sponsor. People can shop and
bring new, unwrapped gifts to one of the many drop-off
locations found at littlesmilesfl.org or directly to Little
Smiles’ North Pole at Harbourside Place in Jupiter. Online
options are available by texting LITTLESMILES to
44321, shopping from the Amazon Wish List, or donating
at littlesmilesfl.org.
Little Smiles provides year-long support bringing joy
and smiles to the many impacted children, caregivers,
and families at local hospitals and other facilities. The
organization’s donations bring fun events for children

Nicole Mercado (far right) receiving toys from donors Jerry Somma, Virginia Sinicki, Nicole Mercado Holiday Happenings on page 8

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