We hope you will consider hosting a H o l i d a y W i s h Campaign to help us make a child’s Holiday wishes come true. This toolkit will provide you with the resources you need to do this, including:

8 About Voices for Children of Broward County

8 Flyers to Advertise H o l i d a y W i s h Program

8 List of H o l i d a y W i s h and most needed items

8 Tips for a Successful Drive

8� Info Sheet for Collecting and Delivering Items

8 Sponsor Form

Holiday Wishes

If you need more information, please feel free to contact Erica at Erica@voicesbroward.org or 954.831.5952

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Voices for Children of Broward County Currently, there are over 3,400 children in Broward County who are in the care of the State, many having been removed from their homes, due to abuse, neglect or abandonment. Taken away from their parents or caregivers for their own protection, these children enter the world of foster care and the dependency system with only a bagful of possessions and in need of a stable and nurturing placement. Voices for Children of Broward County (Voices) is part of a unique collaboration with the 17th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program. Our goal is to work with every child that has an open and active dependency court case, and to meet each of his or her essential needs during this transitional period and to give the child a voice throughout the entire court proceedings by appointing him or her with a volunteer Guardian ad Litem. Voices was established in 2011, due to a gap in state funding for the Guardian ad Litem Program. The allocated funding was not enough to fully cover all of the programming needs and does not cover items such as emergency needs of the children assigned to the program; moreover, it does not include funding for goods, services and programs purchased for the children to help bring normalcy to their lives. Since then, Voices has been investing in the lives of young people who have faced the deep wounds from a crisis of parenting. In helping them to secure the basic life needs, essential education, and social experiences they equally deserve, we are ensuring that each young person in the care of the State, in Broward County, discovers their own resilience and strength. Voices is committed to leveling the playing field for youth in the dependency system, so that every child is included, has an opportunities to prosper in, and contribute to society.

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Flyers to Advertise H o l i d a y W i s h Program

List of H o l i d a y W i s h and most needed items

Most Needed Toys

Tonka Trunk � Remote Control Car/Truck Race Cars � Train Set � Mickey Mouse Toy Soccer Ball � Football � Basketball � Baseball Bat � Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transformers � Superhero Action Figures Nerf Toys � Plush/Stuffed Animal Musical Crib Toy � Leap Frog Toy �V-Tech or Fisher Price Toy

Art Supplies Puzzles � Books � Family Board Game � Mega Blocks � Legos �Headphones � Bike with Helmet � Small Baby Doll � Large Baby Doll � Frozen Doll � Barbie Doll � Lalaloopsey Doll/Doc McStuffins Dora the Explore Toy Disney Princess Toy Minnie Mouse Toy Paw Patrol Toy � My Little Pony Toy Hello Kitty Toy Purse/Handbag Jewelry

Most Needed Gift Cards Toys R Us �

Target � Wal-Mart �

Publix Marshalls/TJ Maxx

Best Buy � Game Stop �

Bath and Body Works iTunes

Visa/Mastercard/Amex

Here are some suggestions that might help you get started with your toy drive: • Location is key—Wherever you decide to hold your drive,

make sure it’s a place where a lot of people are available to contribute.

• Advertise—Make sure you advertise your drive. Use the flyers provided in this kit to spread the word. Mention the drive in a newsletter or email potential participants. Create an event on Facebook to help get the word out. Consider using Twitter or other social media sites to communicate with participants.

• Make it fun—Consider making your drive a competition to encourage donations! Develop a game, Facebook page, or other interactive aspect for your drive. Be creative and have fun!

• Contact us if you need assistance or more information

Tips for a Successful

Hol iday Wishe s

C a m p a i g n D r i v e

C O L L E C T I N G I T E M S :

• If you need a special barrel for donations, we are happy to provide you with one. Please let us know by Friday, November 18, 2016 and we will drop one off to you.

• Please let us know how many children’s wishes you will be able to fulfill by Friday, November 18, 2016. We will then deliver the angels or the most needed items to you.

• Feel free to collect cash or check donations in addition to toys! Checks �should be made out to Voices for Children of Broward County with “Holiday Wishes” designated in the memo line.

D R O P - O F F

• December 9, 2016 9 a.m.-5 p.m. D R O P - O F F L O C A T I O N

• In person: o Guardian ad Litem Program, 612 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite

1000, Fort Lauderdale • Mail:

o 401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Suite 130-301, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

For More Information or would like donations picked up contact Erica at Erica@voicesbroward.org or 954.831.5952 or Kerry-Ann at Kerry-

ann.brown@gal.fl.gov or 954.831.6476.

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Info Sheet for Collecting and Delivering Gifts

Yes, I will host a Holiday Wishes Campaign to benefit Voices for Children of Broward County!

GROUP OR COMPANY NAME

CONTACT PERSON

MAILING ADDRESS

EMAIL PHONE Please indicate what donations you will be collecting:

□ Toys from the most needed items list

□ Toys from the Holiday Wishes

Please indicate how many Holidays Wishes you can fulfill:

SIGNATURE DATE

Please complete and return this form to:

Voices for Children of Broward County Erica@voicesbroward.org

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