Essential Partners: Without donated services and products as well as low cost food and toys, our project could not occur. These businesses and organizations are essential to the success of Christmas Committee and Toys for Joy:
- ACBC Foodshelf in Anoka for their generous contribution of produce and non-perishable food.
- Ace Solid Waste provides frequent pick up of waste and recyclable material.
- American Legion Post 102 is a generous cash donor.
- American Legion Post 334 is a generous cash donor.
- Anoka Armory provides the distribution site location.
- Anoka Hennepin Schools – students and staff from several schools collect non perishable foods and money in November and early December through food drives.
- Anoka Hennepin School District picks up the donated food, stores it and delivers it to the Anoka Armory prior to distribution.
- Anoka Mini Storage provides free year-around storage space for our equipment and suplies.
- Barnes and Noble in Blaine encourages customers to donate books.
- Bikes for Kids provides free rehabilitated bicycles.
- Cenaiko Productions of Coon Rapids donates the use of tables and room dividers for our use.
- Coborn’s Grocery in Ramsey provides free delivery service and excellent discount prices on chickens, turkeys, bread, potatoes, bags and varied foods.
- Connexus Energy Foundation is a generous cash donor.
- Coon Rapids Northstar Lions Club is a generous cash donor.
- CorTrust Bank is a generous cash donor.
- CTN Cable TV provide free publicity for our project.
- Cub Grocery in Coon Rapids provides free grocery bags.
- Federal Promotion Ammunition/Visa Outdoors is a generous cash donor.
- Fritolay Company provides pick up and delivery of donated toys.
- Half-Price Books – Coon Rapids donates hundreds of gently used books to distribute.
- Ham Lake Chamber of Commerce is a generous cash donor.
- The Links of Northfork is a generous cash donor.
- Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe – have regularly awarded a cash grant for our project.
- Mickman Brothers in Ham Lake donates hundreds of beautiful Christmas Wreaths for distribution to the families we serve.
- Ramsey Lions Club is a generous cash donor.
- Target in Coon Rapids provides great discount prices on toys that we buy.
- TLC Toys in Ramsey makes and donates many wooden toys for the children we serve.
- Walmart in Coon Rapids provides great discount prices on toys that we buy and has donated shopping carts that we use.