Holiday Donation Drive
Make the holiday season brighter for someone in need. Richmond Hill’s annual Holiday Donation Drive takes place from December 1 - 15 and residents are encouraged to help spread holiday cheer by making a donation.
Donations can be dropped off at Richmond Hill Fire Stations and select Recreation Facilities listed below. Acceptable donations include non-perishable food items and new, unwrapped toys. Please review the full list of approved locations and the donation guide below for a complete list of accepted items and donation details.
Fire Station Locations
- Fire Station #8 – 1 (191 Major Mackenzie Drive West)
- Fire Station #8 – 2 (13067 Yonge Street)
- Fire Station #8 – 3 (1371 16th Avenue)
- Fire Station #8 – 4 (1365 Elgin Mills Road East)
- Fire Station #8 – 5 (150 High Tech Road)
- Fire Station #8 – 6 (101 Gamble Road)
* Donations are gratefully accepted year-round at all Richmond Hill Fire Stations. Your generosity helps support ongoing community initiatives.
Recreation Facilities
- Bayview Hill Community Centre and Pool (114 Spadina Road)
- Centennial Pool (161 Newkirk Road)
- Ed Sackfield Arena and Fitness Centre (311 Valleymede Drive)
- Elgin West Community Centre (11099 Bathurst Street)
- Langstaff Community Centre (155 Red Maple Road)
- McConaghy Centre (10100 Yonge Street)
- Oak Ridges Community Centre and Pool (12895 Bayview Avenue)
- Operations Centre (1200 Elgin Mills Road East)
- Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts (10268 Yonge Street)
- Richmond Hill Municipal Offices (225 East Beaver Creek Road)
- Richmond Green Sports Centre and Park (1300 Elgin Mills Road East)
- Richvale Community Centre & Pool (160 Avenue Rd)
- Richmond Green Sports Dome (1300 Elgin Mills Road East)
- Rouge Woods Community Centre (110 Shirley Drive)
- Central Library (1 Atkinson Street)
- Oak Ridges Library (34 Regatta Avenue)
Donation Guide
Needed Items: Non-perishable food items and unwrapped toys
- Toys: Sports items (including volleyballs, basketballs, soccer balls), Lego for 10-13+, family board games, Barbie dolls of the World, brand new stuffed toys
- Food items: tetra drinking boxed juices, canned meat and fish, tinned vegetables, soups, juices, condiments (salt & pepper packets, mustard, ketchup, relish, pickles, olives, barbecue sauce), Bens Flavoured Rice, soup, coffee, tea
- School snacks: juice boxes, crackers, granola bars, peanut-free snacks, cookies
- Baking items: cake and muffin mixes, Jello powder, instant pudding, flour, sugar
- Toiletries: toilet paper, paper towels, kleenex, shampoo and conditioner, soap, toothpaste and tooth brushes, deodorant and antiperspirants, feminine hygiene products, diapers size 4-7
- School supplies: books, backpacks, notebooks, binders and folders, pencils, pens and erasers, markers, crayons, glue sticks, scissors, rulers, pencil cases, lunch bags and water bottles, craft kits
Where will the donations go?
This year, all food donations will be forwarded to the Richmond Hill Community Food Bank. All other donations will be distributed to The Salvation Army, Yellow Brick House, York Hills Centre for Children, Youth and Families.
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