Volunteer Schedule
Thank you so much for reaching out and for your willingness to work with the Christmas Wish Project again this year. We get started in November and run through early January. This year we will add on 3 counties (Denton, Wise & Cooke) for a total of 10 counties we will be serving. Everything is dependent on when we secure a free warehouse. Our goal is to have it by Mid-November. We will be sending out emails with specifics task and times you can volunteer for as soon as we know them. If you sign-up to volunteer check your email frequently for communications. You can always call me if you need immediate information or have a question. Becky Haskin 817-925-3264
Important dates for 2024 are as follows:
Monday, October 28th
Website open for applications. (Christmaswishproject.com)
Week of November 4th through November 29th
Calling for confirmation of gifts to foster parents. Start giving list to donors who want to buy for specific kids.
Week of Nov 25th (or earlier.)
Donor letters addressed and sent.
Wednesday, November 27th
Application Deadline for current placed foster kids (Applications for newly placed foster kids is open until Christmas day.)
Week of November 18th
Secure and move into warehouse for set up. This includes laying down paper, labeling floor with foster parent’s names, setting up our toys from inventory, ordering & picking up large load of bikes etc.
Week of December 1st
Work at warehouse (mostly evenings) for volunteers. Times TBD by groups. This includes a variety of things to do for volunteers on all levels. Tag & Distributed books, pajamas and requested gifts, receive and check-in large donor group gifts etc.…. We start a shopping list for items not received correctly from donors and shop/order as needed.
Monday, December 9th
Bike & Toy building night. It is a busy night where volunteers will build and assembly toys. We usually start at 6:00pm - 9:00pm.
Thursday, December 12 & Friday, December 13th
Send emails, texts and call foster parents about pick dates and warehouse location. Make thank you posters to be signed at distribution by foster parents.
Sunday, December 15th
Distribution Day for Tarrant County at the main warehouse. Lots of help is need to load up foster parent’s vehicles. 11:00am to 4:00pm * We will be loading large trucks/trailers to take gifts to the other 4 drop off sites prior to Wednesday. Depending on available vehicles we will schedule these 4 drop offs in the most efficient manner sometime between the 15th-17th.
Wednesday – Friday, December 18-20th
Distribution for other 9 counties. And scheduled late pick ups for newly placed kids.
Monday, December 30th
Pack up and move out of warehouse
Monday, January 16th
Address & sign thank you letters