The University of Toledo is kicking off the holiday giving season with three drives aimed at campus families and neighbors across Northwest Ohio.

The Eberly Center for Women is running its sixth annual Toy Drive, collecting new, unopened toys for children of UToledo student parents through Monday, Nov. 30. Donated toys will be part of a Holiday Toy Exchange Dec. 15–17, where student parents can pick up gifts for their kids.

UToledo Health is aiming to assemble at least 400 hygiene kits for patients and community members. Departments can register to participate by Friday, Nov. 13, and completed kits are due Dec. 1.

And the Angel Tree Project, run with the Salvation Army, is collecting new unwrapped toys, bikes, scooters, books and stuffed animals for local children through Dec. 7.

The toy drive builds on a push that started earlier this month — UToledo students were already collecting toys for fellow student parents, and the university’s announcement today folds that effort into a wider holiday giving campaign.

Anyone in the Toledo area looking to give back this season can take part in any of the three drives. Details on drop-off locations and how to participate are on the UToledo News announcement.

Photo: Marvin Nauman / FEMA (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons — FEMA workers loading Toys for Tots donations. Illustrative photo.

Sources: UToledo News