• Donor Drive for Christmas Hamper campaign support.

• Staff ask families for Christmas wish lists:
• Family List includes:
  - Family members' names
  - Genders
  - Clothing & Shoe sizes
  - Critical Needs (by person)
  - Gifts-Wish List Needs (by person)
  - General Family Household Needs
  
  (Our professional team are very conversant with the status and needs of every family. If you have questions about providing additional items not on their Needs List, please email Brianna and she can tell you of a family that might best benefit from this consideration. For example, we have had a donor who worked for a wall coverings store and provided blinds to us so that a family with no window coverings was given that 'extra' gift. Most families cannot afford vehicles so Bus Transit passes are a high need; Brianna can advise which families can best benefit from these 'extras'.)
  
  
• Additional 'Suggestion List' for Donor Hamper preparation- click here.
  
  
• Additional Suggestion towards Grocery Cards, Gift Cards (WalMart, Sears etc) or Calgary Transit Tickets- click here.
  Ask Brianna about what amounts are appropriate per assigned family.

• Staff FAX the Family Lists to Donors.
• Donors commence Hamper assembly.
• Suggested Process for Schools or Businesses on how to manage the hamper assembly process- click here.

• PLEASE CALL BRIANNA WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AT ANYTIME
  (SEE OUR CONTACT INFO BELOW).
• Hamper assembly on-going for all Donor sponsors.
• Donors: Please read Brianna's Instructions for Hamper preparations.

  Hamper Assembly includes purchasing or otherwise supplying of:
  - Family Needs List of items.
  - Household & Personal Needs per the 'Suggestion List'- click here.
  - Grocery Cards, and/or Bus Tickets, and/or Gift Cards (WalMart, Sears etc)- click here.
  - Please put these into a separate envelope inside Hamper or hand over to Hamper pick-up person to make sure it doesn't fall out or get misplaced.
  - gift wrapping paper/scotch tape can be included in your hamper :-)
  - please include the Family Needs check off list so we know the hamper status (i.e., if it is complete or if it needs augmentation).
  NOTE: If you cannot fill the Hamper in accordance with the Family Needs List don't worry, we get cash donations from other donors and with those we can augment the Hamper to complete the List--we're grateful for whatever you can accomplish for your assigned family!).

• Donors, please place hamper items into boxes marked with Family#/name/your Donor name

• Heartland staff consult with all donors to ensure Hamper's are filled according to Family Needs Lists or if there are any concerns with completion.
• Heartland staff purchase additional household and personal items to complete all Family Hampers.
• Heartland staff purchase Grocery Cards and Gift Cards for all families from other cash donations.
• Heartland Staff arrange pick-up and delivery schedules with Donors and Families.

• Heartland Staff pick up rental trucks/arrange personal vehicles for deliveries.
• Heartland Staff pick up Hampers from all Donors.
• Heartland Staff drop Grocery Cards and Gift Cards into Hampers related to Family size.
• Hampers are delivered to Families (December 16 & 17).

  (Some donors may wish to drop off Hampers directly to their assigned Family or to Heartland offices. Please tell Brianna if this is what you wish to do before we set the pickup/delivery schedules. Thanks :-)

Please contact the following persons for Hamper preparation questions:

1. Brianna Boyce
Donations Site Manager
Bus: 403.541-0277
Fax: 403l.541-0800
Cell: 815-9719
Email: evenstart@shaw.ca

Mailing Address for Donations:
EvenStart For Children’s Society
Attention - Holiday Donations
P.O. Box 73153,
Woodbine Postal Outlet
Calgary, AB T2W 6E4

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