Thanksgiving & Holiday Drive
Help make the holiday season brighter for neighbors in need. Your support of our seasonal food and toy drives provides essential meals and gifts for local families who are struggling.
How Your Donations Help:
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Food Boxes: Every family receives a large box filled with Thanksgiving and holiday food staples.
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Gifts for Kids: Children receive items that encourage family togetherness through play, laughter, and creativity—including family games, books, stocking stuffers, and gift cards.
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Monetary Giving: Financial donations are critical, allowing us to fill unexpected gaps in food and supplies and fund our most vital services.

Event Details
OUR HOLIDAY WISHLIST:
- 20-$25 Grocery Gift Cards
- Canned Corn
- Canned Cranberry Sauce
- Stuffing Mix
- Cake Mix
HOLIDAY ANGELS PROJECT WISH LIST
Please turn in your unwrapped gifts to our Monrovia location.
$25 gift cards (Aldi, Amazon, Burlington,
Kohl’s, Marshalls, Target, or Walmart)
Type 1 Gifts (Age 0-17)
Dolls & Action Figures
Sports (no guns please)
Educational
Books
Type 2 Gifts (Age 0-17)
Arts, Crafts
Musical Instruments
Cars/Trucks/RC
Books
Type 3 Gifts (Age 0-17)
Games/Puzzles
Builder/Construction sets
Pretend Play (i.e. house, doctor, etc.)
Books
| ANYTHNG BY THESE AUTHORS | POPULAR BOOKS | SUBJECT/STYLES |
| Katherine Applegate*Avi | The War that saved my LifeCrenshaw | Ripley’s Believe it or not |
| Laurie Halse Anderson | When you trap a Tiger | Guinness Book of World Records |
| Lynda Hunt | Stella (McCall Hoyle) | How things work |
| Sharon Draper | Holes | Curiosity |
| Ann Martin (Babysitters Club) | Out of my Mind | Dogs/Cats/Horses/Dinosaurs |
| Mo Willems | When Stars are scattered | Sports |
| Shel Silverstein | The One and Only Ivan/Bob/Ruby | Star Wars |
| Roald Dahl | Bud, not Buddy | Super Heroes |
| Kenneth Oppel | Counting by 7s | Fairies |
| Jason Reynolds | Inside out and Back again | Comic Books (Peanuts, Calvin&Hobbes, etc) |
| Gordon Korman | Coyote Sunrise | Magic Books |
| Pam Munoz Ryan | Squint | Mythology |
| Rebecca Stead | Star Fish | Nat’l Geographic (Mythbusters/Weird but True) |
| Jerry Spinelli | Once upon a Camel | |
| Kate DiCamillo* | Nowhere boy | Manga |
| Carl Hiaasen | Dress Coded | Graphic Novels |
| Lois Lowery | Front Desk | |
| Raina Telgemeier | Wink | 5 Minute Princess stories or similar |
| Wendy Swore | The Big Dark | |
| Shannon Hale* | Outsiders | |
| Erin Entrada Kelly | Wings of Fire | |
| Betty Birney (Humphrey Series) | Last Kids on Earth | |
| Stephen King | Pax | |
| Neil Gaiman | Kingdom Keepers | |
| Mike Lupica | Keeper of the Lost Cities | |
| Nick Bruel (Bad Kitty series) | Goddess Girls | |
| Dr Seuss | Houndsley and Catina | |
| John Green | Doggo and Pupper | |
| Jennifer Chambliss Bertram | Geronimo Stilton Series | |
| Peter Brown | Mr Poppers Penguins | |
| Victoria Jamison | One cool friend | |
| Terri Libenson | Mr Limoncello’s Library | |
| Barbara O’Connor | Bridge to Terabithia | |
| Adam Gidwitz | Hatchet | |
| Jennifer Holm | The Crossover | |
| Kathi Appelt | Savvy (Ingrid Law) | |
| E L Konigsburg | The Underneath | |
| Sharon Creech | The Westing Game | |
| Victoria Kann | I Survived Series | |
| Laura Numeroff | Fancy Nancy series (Jane O’connor) | |
| Kevin Henkes | Flora and Ulysses | |
| Mac Barnett | Mercy Watson series | |
| Doreen Cronin | Tale of Despereaux | |
| Colleen Hoover | Raymie Nightingale | |
| Leo Lionni | Fever, 1793 | |
| Maurice Sendak | Beekle | |
| Chris Colfer | The Book with no pictures |
Please drop off in-kind donations at our centers:
Monrovia: (626) 358-3486 | 790 W. Chestnut Ave. Monrovia, CA 91016
Pasadena: (626) 584-7420 | 91 N. Oak Ave Pasadena, CA 91107
Thank you for your support!
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