LEARN Celebrating Diversity Toy Drive and Pop-Up Holiday Shoppe

Name: LEARN Celebrating Diversity Toy Drive and Pop-Up Holiday Shoppe
Start: 2025-12-17T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-18T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Schoolcraft College Student Activities

Schedule

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025 at 10:00 am to Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Schoolcraft College Student Activities | Livonia, MI

It's that time of the year again! LEARN is hosting our annual diverse toy drive and pop-up holiday shoppe. We started this program in 2020 with two goals:
1. Support families who need help with holiday gifts for their children
2. Provide high-quality gifts that celebrate diversity!
Studies show that the more diverse experiences we have as children, the more likely we are to grow up to be adults who are kind and empathetic, with healthy self-esteem and an appreciation for differences in ourselves and others. These experiences can include books and toys!
Thanks to the generosity of our neighbors and local businesses, we've provided over 2,500 gifts to families in our community. And thanks to our partnership with Schoolcraft College Office of Student Activities, our program participants can schedule an appointment for a special visit to the Pop-Up Holiday Shoppe!
How can you get involved?
If you would like to learn more about eligibility and/or register for an appointment to shop for your family at the pop-up shoppe, please visit this link. You must register no later than 11:59pm ET, Monday, December 8:
https://form.jotform.com/243224706655154
If you would like to help out with this effort, you may do so in several ways:
1) Purchase your own diverse books or toys and drop them off at one of the participating Livonia (and one Detroit!) locations:
* Schoolcraft Student Activities Office, 18600 Haggerty Rd.
* Deering Street Book Station, 17262 Deering St.
* Together We Thrive Wellness, 33137 Schoolcraft Rd.
* Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit
2) Donate online and let us do the shopping! (You do not have to have a Paypal account.): https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/5H2JPSKBBWEWU
3) Purchase one or more items from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2AJKY8F2QXH57?type=wishlist
4) Volunteer to help out with the pop-up shoppe set-up on December 16 (set-up) and shopping on December 17 and 18. Learn more and sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EAEAB2DA75-60341234-2025
5) Become a Business Buddy! Approach a local business about hosting a donation box, monitor the box over time, and drop off all donated toys at Schoolcraft on December 17. Learn more and sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EAEAB2DA75-60341225-2025#/
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