**Please note: we are located in San Marcos, California**
Adopt-a-Family at the Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos
Each year, Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos partners with generous businesses, families and community supporters to provide holiday gifts for Boys & Girls Club families in need. Join us for this year's Adopt-a-Family program to spread holiday cheer and make a meaningful difference for a Boys & Girls Club family!
How it Works
October
- Boys & Girls Club members and their families are nominated to be part of the Adopt-a-Family program by Boys & Girls Club staff.
November
- Generous donors team up with family, friends, neighbors or coworkers to brighten a family's holidays.
- Donors are contacted beginning the first week of November with holiday wishlists from their matched family.
- Each donor will receive:
- (1) wishlist per child in the family including first names, ages, children's clothing sizes, and gift ideas
- (1) family wishlist with items that would benefit the entire family (i.e. household appliances, family items, etc.)
- While there's no minimum requirement, the average dollar amount spent on wishlist items is approximately $100-$150+ per person in the family.
December
- Donors may schedule a time to drop off gifts or are invited to join us for the Adopt-a-Family Gift Wrapping Party on Friday, Dec. 11 at our Jennifer Loscher Branch Clubhouse (1 Positive Place, San Marcos, CA 92069).
- Donors may wrap their gifts and drop them off OR bring unwrapped gifts to the celebration (with a list/individually labeled items to indicate each intended recipient) and our volunteer elves will take care of wrapping them!
- BGCSM staff arrange for families to receive their gifts and take home to put under their family's tree!
- The holidays become a more cheerful time of year for all!
Other Ways to Help
Wrap gifts as a Volunteer Elf
Volunteer with us on Friday, Dec. 11 to wrap and label gifts for families to place under their tree. Basic gift-wrapping skills welcome, mastery not required! Email volunteer@boysgirlsclubsm.org to learn more and sign up.
Donate Gift Wrapping Supplies
Spread some holiday magic by donating supplies to wrap Adopt-a-Family gifts–every roll of wrapping paper, tape, bows, or tags helps bring a smile to a child's face!
Click here to see our gift wrap wishlist.
Host a Toy Drive
Collect new, unwrapped toys at your next party, networking event or book club gathering and drop them off by Friday, Dec. 11 for our Boys & Girls Club Santa to pass out to youth! Simply establish a drop-off location and promote the opportunity to friends, family or coworkers. If you're hosting a toy drive, we'd love to connect with you! Contact us at events@boysgirlsclubsm.org if you'd like some tips and best practices on running a drive.
