Holiday Gift Giving Guide2020As the days begin getting shorter, and the nights colder, far too many Whatcom families will be struggling to provide the basic needs their children need in order to stay safe, warm, and fed during these upcoming months. On top of the emotional, social, and financial impact of Covid-19, parents will be entering the holiday season wondering how they can possibly provide the same atmosphere of joy other families with children normally experience during the holiday season.

With this in mind, we invite you to join us in spreading joy and giving the gift hopeto the families we serve through one of the following meaningful modes of giving:

At Lydia Place we strive to be a family-centered agency by recognizing the significance and importance of time around the holidays for our clients, as well as our sta�. To ensure contributions from the community get to the people who need it most in time for holidays, we kindly ask all holiday related donations and drive items are

scheduled to be received on, or before, Thursday December 10th.

Become a Housing Hero

Host a Holiday Drive

For more information about hosting a holiday drive, or to schedule a donation drop off, please contact our Campus Housing Program Coordinator, Annaka Anderson, at annakaa@lydiaplace.org or at 360-671-7663 x 1003.

Holiday Gift Wrapand Wrapping Supplies

New Children’s Toys& Gift Cards for Families

Your monthly contribution to Lydia Place is essential to the success of holiday programming for families, and can help offset the cost we, as an agency, see during cold weather months for emergency motel stays.

You can give a gift today by visiting www.lydiaplace.org/hero

Adopt a FamilyBy adopting one (or more!) of our families, you are supplying presents, but more importantly, providing an

opportunity for parents to focus on creating fun holiday memories with their children. Our suggested spending limit per child is $100. To view family wish lists and read the gift giving guidelines for this holiday program

please visit: www.lydiaplace.org/adopt

Website and program go live on November 4th!

Complete A Partially Completed Wish List Sometime a families list is only partially complete. Contact our o�ces to see what items are missing

and be a Winter Wonderland Superstar!

Gift Certificates Gift certificates to a variety of retailers including Target, Walmart, Amazon and Fred Meyer are

essential at this time of year and throughout the entire year for family support and ongoing essentials. All companies and denominations accepted.

Already buying holiday gifts off Amazon?

You can support LP while you do your holiday shoping using the AmazonSmile!AmazonSmile is now available on iPhone and Android Phones. By turning on the AmazonSmile feature in

your Amazon app, 0.5% of all eligible purchases will be donated to Lydia Place every time you shop- no additional cost to you. As of May 2020 AmazonSmile shoppers have generated $970.96 to Lydia Place families!

Books & Diapers Diapers in larger sizes (2-pull-ups), and books ages birth to 5 years of age are always in high demand.

Welcome Home BasketsWe strive to o�er a Welcome Home Basket to every Lydia Place family as they transition into

permanent housing. You can create one of these essential packages with the following items: paper towels, sponges, toilet paper, box of tissue, garbage bags, sandwich bags, dish soap, hand soap, kitchen

towels, pot holders, foil, plastic wrap, hangers, cleaning wipes, soap, shampoo & conditioner.

VolunteerInterested in supporting us with our direct service programs or donation coordination?

We have a position for you! Visit lydiaplace.org/volunteer

Additional HolidayInvolvement Opportunities

Annaka AndersonLydia Place Campus Housing Coordinator

Phone: 360.671.7663 x 1003 | Email: annakaa@lydiaplace.org

Holiday Gift Giving Guide2020

Point of Contact for all your Holiday Gift Giving Needs