Holiday Giving

Every holiday season, Central Oregon neighbors make sure local kids and families have gifts to open and food on the table. Since Toys for Tots paused here in 2025, local groups have stepped up to fill the gap. The Marine Corps League runs the Central Oregon Holiday Toy Drive, Motorcyclists of Central Oregon kick off the season with Toyz for Kidz in Redmond on November 14, Madras Kiwanis wraps gifts for hundreds of Jefferson County kids through Operation Rudolph, and the Telos Initiative's Central Oregon Toy Drive and benefit concert brings toys to children living in local shelters.

There's a way for everyone to help: drop a new, unwrapped toy in a collection box, host a drive at your workplace, ring a bell, or join a wrapping night. The organizations below run holiday programs and welcome volunteers, groups, and families.