Volunteer or Donate to our Midtown Achievement Annual Christmas Basket Project. Each year Midtown partners with local community organizations to help provide Christmas cheer to families in need. Each family receives a Christmas basket that includes food for a nice Christmas dinner as well as toys for the children of the family.
You can help by:
1. Donating a new unwrapped toy or toys (any age up to 16).*
Families can also organize their own personal toy drive by reaching out to family and friends, collecting the toys, and dropping them off at Midtown.
2. Sponsoring a family with food and toys. †
3. Helping to load and deliver these baskets from Midtown to the recipients on Saturday, December 16 from 9:00 am-2:30 pm.
Drivers can arrive anytime between 9:00 am and 2:30 pm and can take as many or as little baskets as they can accommodate. Please click here to sign up for basket delivery.
* Toy donations can be dropped off at:
Midtown Achievement Center (1819 N. Wood St) ; (773) 292-2660
or Metro Achievement Center 310 S Peoria St) ; (312) 226-4886
PLEASE CALL AHEAD to ensure that staff are available to receive your donation
† The deadline to sponsor a family is December 12th. Each sponsor will receive unique instructions for the family they are sponsoring.
Pedro Caranti Midtown Achievement Center Director and head organizer for Midtown’s Christmas Baskets Project.
Please contact Mr. Caranti for more details and to sign-up to volunteer or to sponsor a family.
