TOY DRIVE

The request for toys has greatly outpaced donations this year. If you can help, please do. Thank you!

From November 25 until December 16, the Cape Coral Fire Department will be collecting toys and gifts for children in our community who have special needs, suffer from chronic illnesses such as cancer, are in foster care, or have families struggling with financial difficulties. Donations for boys and girls of all ages (newborn to 17) are needed. Gifts for teens are often in short supply. Please consider donating gift cards, makeup, body soaps, perfume or cologne, arts and crafts supplies, sport equipment, or entertainment items for this age group.

If you would like to contribute, please bring a new, unwrapped toy or gift to any of the Cape Coral fire stations by Monday, December 16:

Station 1 - 4610 Coronado Parkway

Station 2 - 521 Nicholas Parkway

Station 3 - 1627 Everest Parkway

Station 4 - 2007 Santa Barbara Boulevard

Station 5 - 1029 Diplomat Parkway

Station 6 - 4540 Chiquita Boulevard

Station 7 - 3942 Burnt Store Road

Station 8 - 707 SW 1st Street

Station 9 - 4107 Pelican Boulevard

Station 10 - 3623 Gator Circle

Station 11 - 1038 Burnt Store Road

Station 12 - 2129 Chiquita Boulevard

Station 13 - 2025 NE 6th Street

Or the lobby of City Hall located at 1015 Cultural Park Boulevard

If you have a business or group that would like to partner with the Cape Coral Fire Department for toy collections, please contact aschuch@capecoral.gov or call (239) 242-3303.

Applications to receive toys from the Toy Drive have closed. We have reached capacity for this year.

TOY DRIVE

The Cape Coral Fire Department would like to thank the community for making the 2023 annual Toy Drive the most successful ever! Initially requests were high, and donations were low. However, individuals and businesses quickly jumped into action when they learned of this discrepancy. Thanks to their generosity, almost 1100 children received toys and gifts! This is the most assistance the Cape Coral Fire Department has ever been able to provide through the Toy Drive. Recipients were those who have special needs, suffer from chronic illnesses such as cancer, are in foster care, or have families struggling with financial difficulties and were reached through direct applications, the Donate 4 Kidz Foundation, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Candlelighters of SWFL, and the Cape Coral Technical College.

A special thank you to our partner agencies who helped in collecting toys:

Publix at Santa Barbara Centre

Publix at Shoppes at North Cape

FK Your Diet

My Health Onsite

Insite Managed Solutions

Forest Development Team, the developer for Gulf Gateway Resort and Marina Village at Seven Islands

And of course, a huge thank you to the community members who donated. Because of your generosity, recipients of the toy drive were able to be gifted with multiple presents and were so appreciative of the very happy holidays this enabled them to have.

The Toy Drive would not be possible without the help of our amazing volunteers. Thank you to the Ida Baker High School Fire Academy students, our CERT volunteers, and the CCFD Community Foundation.

Santa's Workshop

Some of our happy recipients

Some of our generous partner agencies

Some of our wonderful volunteers