Donations due December 8 ·
The 5th toy drive has wrapped up. Thank you!
Patel Brothers’ Toy Drive

Please help us, help others

New toys for hundreds of kids this holiday.

It’s our 5th toy drive. We’re creating a holiday store so the YMCA’s Partner Schools can make the holidays better for hundreds of K–8 kids.

  • New, unwrapped toys
  • 3 drop-off spots
  • Venmo or ship
The three Patel brothers on a window seat holding hand-drawn signs reading Please, Help Us, Help Others, with their cat between them

Thank you

Thank you for helping us help others.

Our 5th toy drive is complete. We’re counting the toys now and will share the total here soon.

The three Patel brothers holding hand-drawn signs reading Please, Help Us, Help Others

Three ways to give

Pick whichever is easiest. Everything must reach us by December 8.

Venmo

Leave the shopping to us

Send any amount to @stephaniepatel499 and we’ll buy the toys.

Give with Venmo

Opens Venmo with our details filled in

Ship

From an online store directly to us

Patel Brothers’ Toy Drive
499 Webster St
Needham, MA 02494

Add a gift note saying it’s for “Patel Brothers’ Toy Drive”.

Five years, same three signs

Every drive starts with the same photo. The brothers get taller; the message doesn’t change.

The three brothers as young children holding hand-drawn Please, Help Us, Help Others signs
2020
The three brothers holding hand-drawn Please, Help Us, Help Others signs, with their cat
2022
The three brothers holding hand-drawn Please, Help Us, Help Others signs
2023
The three brothers holding hand-drawn Please, Help Us, Help Others signs
2025
The three brothers holding this year's Please, Help Us, Help Others signs, with their cat between them
2026 · This year

Where your gift goes

Shopping carts full of toys outside a store

You give

Drop off a toy, ship one, or send money and we do the shopping.

The brothers in front of a wall of collected toys

We gather the toys

Everything dropped off, shipped and bought comes together in one place.

Volunteers and staff holding toys in the YMCA holiday store

The holiday store opens

The YMCA’s Partner Schools use the store to make the holidays better for hundreds of K–8 kids.

A drive that keeps growing

Five drives and counting, with more partners and more places to give.

See the photos
5thannual drive
878toys in 2025
4community partners
3drop-off locations

With help from

Storytime Crafts
YMCA of Greater Boston
Hometown Arcade
Boston United Volleyball Club

…and you!

Ready to help?

Donations must be received by December 8.

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