Thursday, October 2, 2014

Sanpete Sub-for-Santa and Toys-for-Tots 2014 is underway!!

Every year Sanpete Sub for Santa and Sanpete Toys for Tots helps nearly 1000 Sanpete kids! The need is always great and local businesses, groups and individuals have been very generous to help fulfill the needs of Sanpete's underprivileged children and youth. 

Sub-for-Santa is getting an earlier start this year. Applications are already out in area banks, stores and even a few restaurants!  (APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE MUST BE TURNED IN BY DECEMBER 1st, 2014.)   You will also find donation boxes in many area locations. 

Requests will be fulfilled by December 13th and applicants will have TWO pick up times from which to choose -

Saturday, December 13th from 10-4 and
Thursday, December 18th 2-8pm

PICK UP LOCATION - Snow College West Campus - former auto body shop located at 300 W. 100N. 

Exciting news, for the second year the Marine Corps Toys-for-Tots program has qualified and invited the Sanpete County Humanitarian Council (SCHC) to be a partner in this wonderful Nationwide program. All toys donated here will stay in Sanpete and will be distributed through our local Toys-for-Tots program, administered by the SCHC. The result is much the same (Sanpete kids in need get the toys you donate) PLUS, Toys-for-Tots sends hundreds of donated toys to our distribution center and provides an improved distribution, accounting and reporting system for us to follow.

Because of our partnership with the Toys-for-Tots program and their guidelines, Sanpete kids will be receiving a bit more help than in the past. Those who are served through the Toys-for-Tots program will get one toy (approx $15-$25 value), a book/toy (approx. $10-$15 value) and one stocking-stuffer ($5 value). Your help is desperately needed to help each child and youth receive these gifts.

There are also many families whose greatest need - and only request - is warm winter clothing, coats, boots, underwear, etc. All of these items must come through the Sanpete Sub-for-Santa program. Toys-for-Tots generously donates about half the toys needed for our area but does not donate clothing. Cash or gift card donations would help greatly to get the clothing and sizes requested.

APPLICATION, DONATION BOX and DONATION CAN LOCATIONS -

Fairview -
Cache Valley Bank
Centracom Main Office
The Corner Station

Mount Pleasant -
Cache Valley Bank
Terrell's
The Pyramid
Radio Shack (donations only)
Sanpete Food Bank 
Horseshoe Mountain Hardware

Moroni -
Juanita's

Ephraim -
WalMart
Snow College Greenwood Student Center 
Jorgensen Chevrolet

Cache Valley Bank

Manti -
Manti Market
Jensen's

Gunnison - 
Rasmussen Ace Hardware
Gunnison Market


If you would like to help, there are many ways to pitch in -

1. Call and request individual children or a family for your family, group or organization to sponsor

2. Send a monetary donation of any size to Sanpete Humanitarian Council, PO Box 302, Mount Pleasant, UT 84647

3. Drop your spare change or more in a Sub-For-Santa donation can located at area businesses.

4. Take a new, unwrapped toy to a Toys-for-Tots donation box. Locations are listed above. Most popularly requested items are listed below. :)

5. Adopt one or more children from the Angel or Giving Trees located at Jensen's Department Store in Manti or The Corner Station in Fairview. More details are given at these locations.

6. Volunteer with the Humanitarian Council or lead your own effort to help in coordination with us. Contact Kay Jensen at (435) 835-8171 or Paula Nunley at (435) 851-9109 for more information.

7. Visit our DONATE page to donate online!

Thanks for considering joining the effort!

POPULAR REQUESTS YEARLY - only new toys & clothing, please.

LEGOS
BARBIES
BABY DOLLS
PRINCESS DOLLS AND ITEMS
REMOTE CONTROLLED TRUCKS AND CARS
TOY TRUCKS AND CARS
MATCHBOX CARS
MP-3 PLAYERS
ART KITS
CRAFT KITS
EDUCATIONAL TOYS
WARM COATS - ALL AGES
SNOW BOOTS
BOYS & GIRLS WARM CLOTHING
TEEN CLOTHES OR CLOTHING GIFT CERTIFICATES
CUDDLE BLANKETS


Thanks!