December 2026 · Montreal
Holiday Gift Basket Drive
Every December, our volunteers fill, wrap and hand-deliver holiday gifts across Montreal. This year, for our third drive, we’re aiming for 6,000 gifts. Come be part of it.
Our goal this year
6,000
gifts, wrapped and hand-delivered across Montreal
Last year: more than 3,000 gifts. The year before: more than 1,500.
- 20241,500+ gifts
- 20253,000+ gifts
- 20266,000, our goal
0gifts collected so far
What the drive is
A holiday tradition, three years in
The Holiday Gift Basket Drive is our biggest moment of the year. Donations come in through November, then our volunteers gather in December to wrap everything and hand-deliver it before the holidays.
Cozy socks, warm hats, toys and care packages go to guests at Montreal shelters and to young patients in hospital, a small reminder that someone was thinking of them.
Since 2024, we’ve run the drive with our partners at Scattered: more than 1,500 gifts that first year, then more than 3,000 last year.
Three ways to get involved
In kind
Donate gifts and essentials
Clothing can be gently used. Hygiene essentials and toys must be brand new, so every gift feels like a gift.
We’re collecting donations from mid-November to the end of November.
Online
Make a donation
Your gift goes straight to the Holiday Gift Basket Drive. It takes a minute, without leaving this page.
Secure payment through Stripe.
Give to the driveVolunteer
Wrap with us
Join our gift-wrapping event in December: good music, good company and a lot of tape.
Dates are coming soon.
What your gift provides
Gifts to the drive become warm clothes, hygiene kits, books and toys, wrapped by our volunteers and hand-delivered across Montreal this December.
$25
Warm feet for five
Five pairs of warm winter socks for guests at Montreal shelters.
Give $25$50
One full holiday basket
Socks, a toque, gloves and a hygiene kit for one shelter guest, wrapped and hand-delivered.
Give $50$100
Gifts for eight young patients
A new book or a small toy for eight children in hospital this December.
Give $100$250
Hygiene kits for twenty
Toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant and shampoo for twenty people. Last year, it was what we had the least of.
Give $250$500
Ten full holiday baskets
Warm clothes and a hygiene kit for ten shelter guests, each basket wrapped and hand-delivered.
Give $500
$1,000
A whole shelter’s hygiene kits
Eighty kits: one for every guest at a shelter where we brought 80 baskets last year.
Give $1,000
Estimates from typical Canadian store prices for new items in 2026: about $5 for a pair of warm socks, $12 for a hygiene kit or for a child’s book or toy, and $40 to $50 for a full basket. Last year our volunteers packed 446 baskets for six Montreal shelters, from 46 to 100 each, and more for young patients in hospital. Every gift made on this page goes to the Holiday Gift Basket Drive.
How the season runs
Mid to end of November
Donations of gifts, essentials and funds come in.
December
Our gift-wrapping event, over one or two weekends. Dates are coming soon.
Before the holidays
Volunteers hand-deliver the gifts across Montreal.
Companies and sponsors
Businesses help by donating products or wrapping supplies, or by bringing their team to wrap with us. Write to us and we’ll send you our sponsorship package.
Schools and groups
Bring your class, club or team to help collect donations or wrap gifts. Tell us about your group and we’ll find the right fit.
Questions about the drive
What can I donate?
Clothing can be gently used. Hygiene essentials and toys must be brand new, so every gift feels like a gift.
When do you collect donations?
We collect gifts, essentials and funds from mid-November to the end of November. Our gift-wrapping event follows in December, over one or two weekends; dates are coming soon.
Where do the gifts go?
Our volunteers wrap everything and hand-deliver it before the holidays to guests at Montreal shelters and to young patients in hospital.
How can I volunteer?
Join our gift-wrapping event in December. Sign up to help and we will send you the dates as soon as they are set.
Can my company, school or group help?
Yes. Businesses donate products or wrapping supplies, or bring their team to wrap with us; schools and groups collect donations or wrap gifts. Write to us and we will find the right fit.
Last year’s drive
December 2025, Montreal.
Help us reach 6,000 gifts
Share this page with friends, family and your team. Every gift, big or small, ends up in someone’s hands this December.