The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County wants to make Christmas special for its kids this year.

Right now, the staff is collecting new, unwrapped toys. Those can be brought to the club located off Ashe Street in Hendersonville until December 14.

Once all the gifts are collected, they will be given to the children.

“Each year, we have a Santa’s workshop experience for them where they get to go through and choose something for themselves to take home for the holidays,” said Julia Hockenberry, the executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County.

That will soon happen again in just a few weeks.

The club serves about 1,200 kids a year, and about 91 percent of them qualify for free and reduced lunch.

Hockenberry said having an opportunity like that at Christmas is exciting and special for the kids, even more so this year.

“It has been a tough couple of years for all families but especially for our families who are already experiencing significant financial pressure, and so I think many parents and households are in a position where they’re having to make some choices about what they can do this Christmas, and the Boys and Girls Club feels really fortunate and privileged to be able to step in,” she added.

Kids in kindergarten through fifth grade who are registered Boys and Girls Club members and come during a designated week in December are eligible to go through the workshop.

To donate a new, unwrapped toy or make a monetary donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County, please call 828-693-9444 or bring your gift to 1304 Ashe Street in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

The deadline for toy donations is Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

 

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