Every December since 2017 · Toronto
Ten years of the Christmas Carepack Drive.
Warm clothing, hygiene kits and food for people across Toronto who need them. Adriana and her Angels pack and hand out the carepacks every December, and donations are welcome all year round.
Here’s how YOU can help
What goes in a carepack.
Gently used or new, washed winter wear. If you are not sure whether something is useful, call and ask.
Hats and scarves
Mitts and gloves
Socks
Sweaters
Coats and jackets
Pants and snow pants
Boots and shoes
Toiletries and snacksPlus blankets, oatmeal packs, Boost or apple juice and any kind of snack.
Cash donations are welcome too. They go straight into buying more for the carepacks.
Find your bin
416-316-8200
How it works
Collected all year. Handed out when it counts.
Collect
Donations come in all year from neighbours, families, businesses and collection bins in Etobicoke and downtown Toronto.
Pack
In December the Angels sort it all and build the carepacks. Every bag carries a card naming the people and businesses behind it.
Hand out
December 27 to 29, the carepacks go to shelters, services and people on the street across Toronto.
Recognition corner
The people behind every carepack.
Every bag goes out with a card naming who made it possible. This is that card, online. Thank you.
Jeff’s No Frills
Eight years of food and hygiene products for every kit.
Ted’s Canadian Tire
Six years of winter wear and the bags every carepack goes out in.
Markland Wood Group
Eight years of lending the truck, and the hours, to get every carepack delivered.
Covenant House Toronto
St. Michael’s Withdrawal Management
Evangel Hall Mission
Over the years carepacks have also gone to Jean Tweed Centre, The Gatehouse, Women’s Habitat, North York Women’s Centre, Parkdale Community Centre, the John Howard Society men’s shelter and Salvation Army shelters, and straight to people on the street.
Collection bins·Toronto Rehab dentistry staff·Stock Transportation·Attridge Transportation·Mimico Arena hockey parents·Mimico Co‑op·The Closeout King
Contributors·Samot Studios, Solid100, the Childs, Potter, Marshall and Alves families, Palak for the donation bins, and everyone who fills a bin.
The crew·Adriana Violo and the Angels, Tom Ganyuk and Mr. Mike.
Moments
Ten years, one bag at a time.
Packing and delivery days are photographed, and sometimes filmed, for the thank-you slideshow our sponsors receive. Anyone who would rather not appear is left out of it, no questions asked.
Get involved
Donate, host a bin, or sponsor.
All three start with a phone call.
Donate items
Clean, gently used or new. Any month of the year. Cash donations go straight into buying more for the carepacks.
Host a bin
Put a collection bin in your shop, office, lobby or arena for the season. Call Adriana and she will sort out the details.
Sponsor the drive
Businesses that give each year get their name on every card, in the thank-you slideshow, and on this page.
