Help the Holiday Program

 2009 Donor Application

Each year, LARS assists approximately 100-200 families with food and gifts during the holidays. Applicants from the Greater Laurel Area meet with individual caseworkers from LARS to determine need and eligibility. There are several ways that you can get involved and help during this time:

Adopt-A-Family and provide gifts and food for the entire family for the holidays.   The approximate cost of this commitment is $50-$100 per person.

Purchase gifts to be distributed to those who are not adopted either because their application was received after the deadline or because there were not enough donor families to adopt them.

Purchase gift cards for food and other items that can be used to complement gifts already provided or to give to families whose “wish lists” could not be fulfilled. (We can always use gift cards because teenagers and toddlers wish lists are very  difficult to fulfill)

Volunteer  for a 2-4 hour shift to help distribute/sort gifts.

Volunteer  to help sort food for a 2-4 hour shift.

In addition to the standard gifts that may be purchased such as dolls and toy trucks, listed below are some recommended items that could be donated:

Individual CD Players (for teens especially)
Movie Gift Passes
McDonald’s (or other restaurant gift cards)
Toddler (under age 3 gifts)
Gift Cards for Clothing  Items

Upon receipt of your donor application , we will match you with a family and mail you a letter with information on your  family including the ages of the children and the items from their wish list. If  you have any questions about the holiday program, please contact Ernestine Gibson, Holiday Coordinator at (301) 776-0442 ext. 30.