Holiday Sharing

Moorelands Kids may be able to provide a charitable tax receipt for the gifts you purchase. If you would like a charitable tax receipt, you must:

• keep the original purchase receipts for each gift
• fill out our online form
• bring in the purchase receipts with your gifts.

Due to CRA guidelines, purchase receipts will not be accepted after the gifts have been dropped off.

For more information about tax receipts, click here.

At Moorelands Kids we respect the dignity of the families we serve. That’s why our Holiday Sharing is anonymous. If you wish to connect more closely with the family you are adopting, please feel free to include a special message to them (please keep your names, or your group anonymous as well). Moorelands will ensure the message is delivered. The message is meant as an opportunity, not as an expectation.

Detailed gift-giving guidelines will be provided once you sign up but here is a general overview: For each child age 16 and under you will be asked to provide:

• Hats and waterproof mitts/gloves
• Games, activity, toy or gift card
• Holiday treats (chocolates or sweets)

(Typically this will cost up to $100 per child, depending on the age)

• Grocery gift cards – $100 for a family of 2 and an additional $25 for each additional member (a family of 3 would receive $125, a family of 4 would receive $150)

It’s exciting to help others and sometimes we’re tempted to “make this holiday the best ever.” Please be fair and follow the guidelines. Many recipient families know each other and all pick up their packages at the Moorelands holiday “warehouse.” To the extent possible, we’d like our families to receive gifts of comparable value. We do check deliveries to ensure that each child has age-appropriate gifts and the grocery gift card amount matches the family size. If you are inspired to do more, please consider adopting an additional family or sponsor a child to attend another Moorelands’ program such as Moorelands Camp or one of our City programs. See other ways you can get involved by clicking here.

Drop-off Dates:

Once you have successfully applied to adopt-a-family, we will assign you a date to drop off your gifts. Drop off dates are December 1-3, 2025. We will try our best to give you a drop off date based on your application form preferences.

Drop-off Times:

Drop off times are between 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

1. Organize your plan – get your family or group together
2. Complete the online application in October (act fast since we have a limited number of families available)
3. We will contact you within a week of receiving your application, assign you a family or families as requested and provide the information you will need
4. Go shopping, pack the unwrapped gifts for your family/families and complete the packing slip
5. Deliver the boxes (or have them delivered by courier) to the drop-off location in Toronto on your scheduled date. You will be notified by email where this is.
6. Feel great about helping families in need and for inspiring others to get involved!
7. We’ll organize time/dates for the families to pick up their gifts

Sign up to Adopt-a-Family