BIG RAPIDS — The Big Rapids Police Department will be hosting its fourth annual Season of Giving 2023 gift drive which will benefit Family Bound of Mecosta County — an organization that assist foster, adoptive, and traditional families for children that range in age from newborn to 18 years-old.
The 2023 Season of Giving drive will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Big Rapids Department of Public Safety, 435 N. Michigan Ave.
Santa will be on-site to accept donations and take pictures.
If unable to attend, people can drop off gifts at the Big Rapids Police Department from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The police department will also be hosting its Coffee with a Cop, proving opportunities for locals to meet and chat with local law enforcement.
Representatives from Family Bound will be on-site, as well, to answer questions if interested in becoming a foster parent.
WISH LIST
The following items will be accepted:
Clothing: winter gloves; hats; fuzzy socks; fun socks; sweatshirts.
Personal Hygiene Items: hairbrushes; hair ties; scrunchies; wraps; body spray; lotion; nail polish.
Art Supplies: craft kits; coloring books; crayons; canvases; paint; paint brushes; diamond art; scrap books; picture books; sketch pads (not spiral bound); glue sticks; playdough; stickers.
Games: board games; card games; decks of cards; puzzles; game books.
Sports Equipment: softball; volleyball; basketball; fishing kits; sleds, toboggans, saucers.
Tabletop Games: air hockey; ping pong; foosball; basketball.
Toys: dolls; stuffed animals; toy trucks; sand equipment; flashlights; battery operated bubble lights; kites.
For more information on the event, contact officer William Sell at 231-527-0005 or email: [email protected].
If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a foster parent, visit: Michigan.gov/Hopeforahome or call 1-855-MichKids.
