HOLIDAYS FOR HEROES
Santa Toy Drive
Help bring cheer to a military family this holiday season!
How You Can Help!
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Donate Toys
New toys can be dropped off at one of our partner locations below or choose a child from our list below and purchase 2-4 items from their wish list. Toys must be dropped off in new and in original packaging by 12/10/24. We also accept gift cards and new clothing. Or click the button below to donate and we will do the shopping for you.
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Become a Sponsor
Become a Sponsor for our Holidays for Heroes event. MilVet will be donating gifts to children and providing resources, entertainment, pictures with Santa and a meal to families for an afternoon of fun and festivities. Sponsor opportunities include tickets to the event, social media recognition, and more.
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Provide a Service/Product
We need vendors including entertainment, photographers, snow, crafts, holiday cheer, and more. Please email Raven at ceo@milvet.org for more information.
Children’s Wish Lists
To adopt a child for the holidays, please email info@milvet.org with the child’s name and number. We will remove the children from the list. All visible names are available for adoption and grouped children are in the same family. Please drop the unwrapped gifts off at any drop off location by 12/13/24 (locations listed above) and include the child’s number in the bag. Thank you!
Gifts and Donations can be dropped off at the following locations during regular business hours
Holidays for Heroes 2024 Photos!
Testimonials 2024
“I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for the support you provided to my five grandchildren this Christmas.
As their mother is currently facing significant challenges—having lost her job and seeking stable housing—I was uncertain how I could bring joy to them this holiday season. As a trusted Navy soldier, I have always known I could depend on MilVet to provide incredible resources in times of need.
I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the participants who selected my grandchildren and took the time to fulfill their Christmas wishes. Your thoughtful gesture, even down to wrapping the gifts, brought me to tears of gratitude and joy as I placed them under the tree. At a moment when I was trying to figure out how to support my family, you turned my feelings of worry into thankfulness and relief.
Additionally, the amazing location you picked, with the wonderful food vendors and the opportunity to take pictures with the superheroes, was truly incredible. My grandchildren were overjoyed, and the experience brought smiles and excitement that I will cherish forever.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to the entire MilVet organization for making this Christmas truly special for my grandchildren. Your kindness, generosity, and attention to detail will never be forgotten.”
D.W 12/24
“A heartfelt thank you to MilVet for organizing this incredible event for military families. Your generosity brought so much joy to my kids, filling their hearts with happiness and their faces with smiles. We deeply appreciate the thoughtful gifts and the kindness you’ve shown our family.”
WM – 12/24
“Good evening
Thank you so much for putting todays event together. My 4 children were all so ecstatic on the way home. It was such an amazing event and my fiancé and I appreciate everything you have done for our family from the bottom of our hearts. “
Today was such a blessing, thank you again.
J. D. - 12/24
“I hope you’re doing great.i wanted to take the time to tell you how much fun My family had. Thank you so much for making it possible and letting my family be a part of it. My wife loved the Christmas spirit, how welcome everyone made us feel, and how nice everyone was to us. My daughter liked taking pictures with the characters and my son enjoyed the activities. We can tell y’all went out of your way to make this possible for all the veteran families. I really appreciate your support. Being a unemployed disabled veteran and with California getting expensive by the day it’s hard and been a rough year but my family will now have gifts to open on Christmas Day thanks to you and everyone who made this possible. I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.”
Sincerely,
T. O. 12/24
“I would like to say thank you and all the volunteers and supporters who made today happen. All my family had an awesome time. Shortly after coming home from the event my wife broke down in tears of joy. Thank you again for informing me about this event. I hope to be able to donate in the future for other veterans who need some assistance. Merry Christmas.”
-F. 12/24
“Hi,
On behalf of our entire family, we want to thank you so much for this event. You all are blessing to us and thank you for making a difference in our lives and putting smiles on our children’s faces for this coming Christmas. May God bless your kind heart.
Warm regards,
C. Family 12/24
“Wow, thank you so much! This was our first time attending, and it was an absolute blessing. Everything was so well thought out and executed. We felt truly cared for and taken care of. We really appreciate everyone who helped make this happen! Having five kids this was a huge help to us. We can’t wait to see their faces light up when they open their gifts on Christmas morning!
Thank you!”
J. B. 12/24
Holidays for Heroes 2023 Photos!
Photo Booth Photos - Event Photos
Testimonials 2023
“I would like to thank you for the Holiday toy event. Thank you so much from my family to MilVet this meant a lot.
Very Respectfully,”
-NP Family
“Thank you so much for making our kids Christmas happen! They would not have had one without your help.”
-Xochilt
“We had a great time! Thank you so much for putting this on and we appreciate everyone who participated in donating, helping out, just everything!”
-Tahanee
“I just want to say thank you for this event, we just got home and my kids were over the moon . You and everyone I hope is blessed . We have been struggling with bills and this helped so much with gifts and even the food. My family appreciates it sooo much! God bless”
-Cheryl
“I personally wanted to say thank you for allowing us to attend the Christmas Party. Everything about it was thoughtful, cute and ultimately we enjoyed ourselves. The helpers and characters were super sweet and beyond helpful. I can’t express our gratitude enough. This holiday season has been difficult as it is our first time experiencing it without my husband. He is currently deployed. Thank you again and Happy Holidays.”
Kindest Regards,
-Ashley
“Thank you so much! We had a great time and we felt so blessed with the donations for our kids for Xmas. Thanks so much, we appreciate this event!”
-Sincerely the Dejong family
“Thank you so much for putting on this event for us. We are very grateful. Everything was wonderful and we had lots of fun. Once again thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
-Ramos Family”
Holidays For Heroes 2022 Pictures!
