Hundreds of kids will have a brighter Christmas this year thanks to Deltassist’s annual Toy Depot.
The program, held over three days earlier this month at East Delta Hall, served about 375 families, said Deltassist Christmas programs co-ordinator Christiann Munro. She estimated that close to 800 kids, a similar number to last year, received toys.
“We had a lot of help from the community, we had a lot of local businesses really step up and help out. We had more than enough volunteers. So, it went really great,” Munro said.
Toy donations came from around the community.
Deltassist, a non-profit social services organization, put out a call for gifts for teenagers and got “a really positive” response, Munro noted.
Close to 80 volunteers helped out at this year’s Toy Depot, she said.
“The volunteers are our lifeblood. They are so essential to the program. We couldn’t do it without them,” said Munro.
There are a lot of different volunteer roles with the program, she explained, from set up to helping parents through the process of selecting toys for their children.
Volunteers from various groups, including crews from the Delta firefighters, Envision, RBC, Delta Cable, Vancity and the 38th Canadian Baden-Powell Guild helped out at this year’s Toy Depot.
