We had nothing and would have had nothing to give our children this holiday. We just moved here. Thank you!
— Refugee FamilyDonate Online
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Share-A-Gift
PO Box 17595
Boulder, CO 80308
Attn: Treasurer
Share–A–Gift is a 501(c)3 under IRS regulations and a registered non-profit, charity in good standing with the State of Colorado.
for your monetary donations—for tax-related purposes—are sent in the month of January after the “rush” of our December Toy Distribution. If you need a tax-letter sooner than January for the prior year, please email our Treasurer (above).
Monetary donations collected after the date of the Toy Shop will be applied to the next year’s budget, but Thank-You tax letters will be dated for the calendar tax year in which the monetary donation is received.This year, 2020, due to Covid-19, our Toy Collection happens ONLY on November 28 and December 5, 2020 at a Drive-Thru Contactless Donation Dropoff.
For 2020, toys should be NEW ONLY.
Please do not donate:
- used toys or gifts
- non-working toys or gifts – we do not have facilities for repairs
- gifts that are not appropriate for children – we are not a general-purpose recycler
- wrapped gifts – we must inspect and sort all donated gifts that we receive
- toy guns – it is our tradition to not distribute toy guns
Share–A–Gift welcomes all age-appropriate NEW toys and gifts for children, birth to age 14. However, if you are at-a-loss for ideas for donations, or you wish to help with our greatest needs, please consider purchasing and donating NEWS toys from our wish list below.
NEW Toys
500 • Dolls / Doll sets
100 • Perfume, Bath or Manicure gift sets
100 • Dump Trucks
100 • Hot Wheel Race Tracks
100 • Electric or Remote Control Cars
~50 • Sleeping Bags for Teens
100 • XL to XXL Team Logo Hoodies for Teen Boys
~50 • Backpacks filled with School Supplies for Teens
~50 • Infant Layette Sets
200 • Toddler Toys 12 months – 24 months
800 • Dolls and Barbies
200 • Action Figure Sets
600 • Toy Cars and Trucks
500 • Toddler Toys
NEW Books and Puzzles
1000 • Children’s Books
1000 • Children’s Books in Spanish
~500 • Books for Teens
1000 • Games, Puzzles or Arts and Crafts
Gently-Used or New Bicycles
200 • Kids Bicycles (including road bikes for teens)
This year, 2020, due to Covid-19, our Bike Collection happens ONLY on November 28 and December 5, 2020 at a Drive-Thru Contactless Donation Dropoff.
Donated bikes, scooters, and tricycles can be new or used, but must be in good condition and working-order. We inspect every bike, tricycle and scooter, but we have only limited resources to fix bikes or tricycles that need minor attention. ONLY minor repairs are possible: fixing flat tires, replacing broken cables, tightening bolts, and other small adjustments.
Please do not donate bikes or tricycles with:
- broken frames
- bent wheels
- missing chains or wheels
- missing seats or handle bars
- missing or broken brakes
We encourage you to donate scrap bicycles to the metal collection at Resource Central or Eco-Cycle CHaRM (co-located at 6400 Arapahoe Road, Boulder).
Share–A–Gift also cannot accept bike tag-alongs (tow-bikes) – most of our client/parents do not own bicycles themselves to tow the tag-alongs. Please consider donating tag-alongs to Community Cycles.
For questions on donating bikes, please contact our :
Question:
Where and when can I drop off donations?Answer:
Share-A-Gift is unable to store donated toys, and due to Covid-19, in 2020, we will only collect NEW toys and new or gently-used bikes on November 28, 2020 and December 5, 2020 ). See the information above for drop off location.
Q: What kinds of toys are accepted as donations?
A:
Due to Covid-19, in 2020, Share-A-Gift can only accept new toys, books, bikes, games, puzzles, and stuffed animals for ages from infants through age 14.
Q: Is there a required minimum or maximum donation value?
A:
No — but toys, games, and puzzles must be NEW, clean, usable, and with no missing parts.
Q: Do you accept toy guns as donations?
A:
No — it is our tradition to NOT distribute toy guns.
Q: Do you accept computers as donations?
A:
No — unfortunately, we are unable to certify the acceptability of the hardware, software or other components.
Q: Do you accept donated Bicycles that need repair?
A:
Yes — we can only do minor repairs — and only if they are dropped off at our Drive-Thru Contactless Donation Dropoff on November 28, 2020 or December 5, 2020 )
Q: Could my business or organization sponsor a Toy Collection drive?
A:
With Covid-19, this year, we have very limited ability to handle business or organization NEW Toy Collection Drives. Please email us at: Donations@ShareAGift.org (preferred), or call at: 720-446-8691
Q: May I donate money?
A:
Yes – donated funds are appreciated and are accepted year-round. Your tax-deductible cash donations are used for operational costs of running the ‘Toy Shop’ and to purchase supplemental new toys for distribution when needed. More information is available on this page above.