Residents of the Lakes Region are known for their willingness to help their neighbors in need and their generosity especially during the holidays.
Here’s a quick rundown for ways you can help others in the community this holiday season:
North Windham Veterinary Hospital at 1 Badger Run in Windham and Sticky Buds, 815 Roosevelt Trail, Suite 1 are collection points for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign. The Toys for Tots Program collects new, unwrapped toys each year and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. The last date to drop off toys at North Windham Veterinary Hospital is Dec. 9 and Sticky Buds is Dec. 13. Pet supplies plus at 770 Roosevelt Trail Suite 2 in Windham, and Windham Automotive, Inc. at 385 Roosevelt Trail in Windham, are collecting new unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots and will accept donations through Dec.15.
Monetary donations are requested for Kids Peace of Cumberland County. The organization gives toys, food, gift cards and holiday Christmas baskets to low-income families in Windham and Raymond. To help with a donation, call 774-226-8414.
It Takes a Village 207 helps struggling families get on their feet, while making them feel loved and understood. It has Amazon wish lists to shop from on their Facebook page and a convenient Venmo to make donations to support their program. You can also contact them if you want to sponsor a child or family. To make arrangements call 207-322-7065. There are It Takes a Village 207 toy collection boxes at The Windham Eagle, 585 Roosevelt Trail in Windham, On the Docks, 889 Roosevelt Trail in Windham, and Percy’s Table and Better Fit Fitness at 111 Ossipee Trail East in Standish. All items are due back Dec. 14.
Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors provides one-time emergency assistance to those Windham and Raymond residents who require immediate heating fuel. It uses its resources on behalf of those who have fallen through the cracks and either don’t qualify or are stuck in a bureaucratic process waiting for assistance from other entities. To make a donation or to volunteer to help, call 207-749-1336.
Blue Seal Feed at 43 Main St. in Windham is a collection point for Home Instead’s “Be A Santa To A Senior” program. It has requests from seniors in need for items such as socks, gloves, scarves or stationary supplies that you purchase and return to the location or to Home Instead at 502 Main St. in Gorham no later than Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Rustler’s Steakhouse at 61 Tandberg Trail in Windham and Lake House Tavern at 907 Roosevelt Trail in Windham have giving trees where patrons select a request for a gift for a child and then purchase and return them to the restaurant. For more details, call 207-892-8808 or 207-894-3020.
Consider making a donation to many local nonprofit organizations, such as the Windham Food Pantry at 207-892-1931; Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center at 207-892-2813; the Raymond Food Pantry at 207-655-4334; the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals at 207-892-3040, Safe Kids Maine at 830-1123; or the Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center for Housing at 207-387-0855. The Windham Lions Club provides Christmas assistance to area families in need and gratefully accepts donations. To donate to the Lions Club’s holiday assistance program, call 207-892-5690.
Knuckle Up Customs at 608-A Roosevelt Trail in Windham is conducting a coat drive for children. Along with coats, drop off new and gently used hats, gloves, mittens, snowpants and boots. Monetary donations and gift cards will also be accepted through Dec. 13. Call 207-232-5533 for more details.
The Essentials Pantry at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 40 Windham Center Road in Windham serves all those in need in the Windham area and provides bags of cleaning products and personal hygiene products provided by parishioners, local businesses, and benevolent organizations in the Greater Windham area. Monetary donations for the program can be made by calling 207-892-8447 or mailing a check to St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 40 Windham Center Road, Windham, ME 04062.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 919 Roosevelt Taril in Windham is looking for warm winter clothing to give to those in need in the community. The church is asking for donations of warm clothing and gently used outerwear and putting it in the red barrel located in the Narthex coat room. Clothing will be distributed monthly. For further information, call 207-446-1012.
Windham American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 places wreaths every Christmas season on the graves of deceased military veterans in Windham cemeteries. It gratefully accepts monetary donations to keep the wreath program going. To make a donation, call 207-892-1306.
Both Windham Primary School and Windham Middle School each have programs available to assist families in need during the holidays. Call the schools at 207-892-1840 or 207-892-1820 to see what types of donations are needed. <
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