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Friends of Feeney

The #BeAGoodFriend Toy Drive

The holiday season shines a little brighter each year because of the generosity of this community. Here’s how the 2025 drive came together, and how to help with the next one.

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A crowd of toy drive helpers, Santa among them, gathered outside Luna Pizza

The toy drive by the numbers

The 2025 recap

The 6th Annual #BeAGoodFriend Toy Drive was our most successful to date, collecting and distributing over 700 gifts to children and families across Connecticut.

The promotion, special offers and community support you provided helped increase participation and let us donate more toys than ever before. Most importantly, your generosity made the holidays a little brighter for so many local kids.

Where the gifts went

  • Elementary school children in West Hartford, in partnership with the Wolcott Welcoming Schools Committee
  • Patients at Connecticut Children’s supported by the Sunflower Kids Program
  • Hartford children through COMPASS Youth Collaborative
  • Families statewide supported by Friends of Feeney
Read the full recap
Volunteers in green knit hats holding boxed toys in front of a Christmas tree
Three children in hoodies holding gifts beside a toy collection box
Two people holding donated toys beside a full collection bin

Thank you to our 2025 collection hosts

These local businesses and organizations opened their doors as toy collection sites.

Details coming soon

The 7th annual drive

“We can’t wait to continue this tradition with you next year.” Sign up for the newsletter or follow along to hear when collection details are announced.