Parents and caregivers can make an appointment and personally choose appropriate toys and gifts for all the children in their family.
The Salvation Army runs a unique toy store that’s funded in part by the Times Colonist Christmas Fund.
This year, the pop-ups will open at the Salvation Army’s Victoria Citadel, Connection Point Church and Resource Centre on Goldstream Avenue and the High Point Community Church in Vic West, on Dec. 13. Each eligible family will have the opportunity to pick up three gifts per child — a large, medium and small — as well as a stocking stuffer. Families are also encouraged to avail themselves of a board game or puzzle.
While the majority of the toys are donated through toy drives, the Salvation Army also uses money supplied by the Times Colonist Christmas Fund to purchase specific toys that are in high demand. Once they are finished with their shopping, the parents are provided with recycled shopping bags to take home their gifts — not black garbage bags as in the past. “They get to leave here with their dignity intact,” said O’Connor.
HOW TO DONATE TO THE TIMES COLONIST CHRISTMAS FUND • Donate online. Go to timescolonist.com/donate, which is open 24 hours a day and provides an immediate tax receipt.
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