When a child is in the hospital over the holidays, the whole family feels it. For the past 15 years, the Forrest Spence Fund has hosted a toy store at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital so parents can "shop" for gifts at no cost. Families pick out presents for their child in the hospital and for their siblings at home, so no one in the family is left out on Christmas morning.
We need your help to fill the tables for our 16th annual toy store. You can do this by bringing in gifts as an individual or through hosting a toy drive! Rally your office, school, church, neighborhood, team, or club and collect new, unwrapped toys for kids of all ages. We will be collecting toys from December 1 - December 14.
How to host a toy drive
Pick a spot to set out a collection box and a date to wrap things up.
Spread the word with an email, group text, or flyer.
Click here for an example flyer and graphics. Please download the flyer and then make the changes needed so the original flyer stays the same.
Remind everyone that we need gifts for all ages, from babies to teenagers (teens are often the hardest to shop for, so gift cards, headphones, and games are always a hit)
Please drop off or mail the unwrapped toys/gift cards by December 14th to:
Forrest Spence Fund Office
2112 Court Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 8:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Thursdays 8:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
If you need to drop at other times, please email info@forrestspencefund.org to work out a time.
We need helping hands to make the toy store a success! Volunteers help sort and organize toys at our office and greet families, assist parents as they shop, and wrap gifts at Le Bonheur. It's a meaningful way to spend a few hours and see firsthand the joy these gifts bring.
Children must be over 12 years old and accompanied by an adult to volunteer at Le Bonheur but can be any age, also accompanied by an adult, to help at the FSF office.