Volunteer for Midtown’s Annual Christmas Basket Project. Each year Midtown Achievement Center partners with local community organizations to help provide Christmas cheer to families in need. Each family receives a Christmas basket that includes food for Christmas dinner as well as toys for the children of the family.
What is a “Christmas Basket”?
Every year Midtown collects donations of toys, clothing, and food, assembles totes with these donations, and counts on program families, tutors, benefactors, and friends to deliver a basket or two to homes of families in need.
Why should I or my family help out?
It’s a wonderful way to serve local families in need and to spend quality time as a family and/or with friends!
Ways to Help
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Toy Donations
Please bring new, unwrapped toys with your student to our program in the coming weeks, or drop them off at Midtown Achievement Center (1510 N. Claremont Ave., Chicago, IL 60622), Metro Achievement Center (310 S. Peoria St., Chicago, IL 60607), or the Midtown-Metro main office (718 S. Loomis St., Chicago, IL 60607) by Friday, December 11th.
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Packing Baskets
Join us as we assemble the Christmas baskets with donated toys on Saturday, December 12th, from 6 am to 11 am at Academy of St. Benedict (6020 S. Laflin St., Chicago, IL 60636).
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Delivering Baskets
Help us deliver the baskets to designated families on Saturday, December 19th, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
For more information or to confirm your participation, please contact Victor Lado at vlado@midtown-metro.org.
To learn how your company can contribute to this initiative, please contact Claudia Valencia at cvalencia@midtown-metro.org.
