Friday, December 12, 2025
A Successful North Shore & Merrimack Valley Holiday Toy Drive
A heartfelt thank you to the many generous businesses and organizations that participated in our North Shore & Merrimack Valley Holiday Toy Drive benefiting many local charities throughout the region.
Yesterday, December 12, 2025, Ted Costa, my Deputy Director of Community Outreach and volunteer Leo Francis picked up toys from our partner locations.
I joined in delivering the donations to the Cape Ann Kids Holiday Fund’s sorting warehouse located at Pathways for Children in Gloucester—where they will soon be prepared for local families.
In this post, I wanted to highlight some of the locations that helped collect toys for our non-profit charity partner Cape Ann Kids Holiday, bringing holiday joy to families across Cape Ann.
Thanks to everyone's collective efforts, we were able to fill a box truck with 2,000 toys this year:
Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
The Lobster
Gordon College Athletics
Magnolia Library and Community Center
Gloucester VFW Post 1624
Capt. Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3
Gloucester MA Elks Lodge #892
Gloucester Police Department (Official) Community Impact Unit
Kops-n-Kids
Nor'east Cleaners (Gloucester & Manchester locations)
The Lobster
Gordon College Athletics
Magnolia Library and Community Center
Gloucester VFW Post 1624
Capt. Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3
Gloucester MA Elks Lodge #892
Gloucester Police Department (Official) Community Impact Unit
Kops-n-Kids
Nor'east Cleaners (Gloucester & Manchester locations)
For more information on how you can donate or support the Cape Ann Kids Holiday Fund, please visit:
