Host Companies fulfilled the wishes of 61,068 children!

With the help of 900 Bay Area host companies, thousands of volunteers, generous corporate sponsors and the support of an amazing community of non-profit leaders, we were able to fulfill the wishes of 61,068 children through our 20th Holiday Wish Drive!

Any company, school, or organization can host a Holiday Drive or Backpack Drive simply by having a representative from your organization fill out the host enrollment below. If you were a host last year, please fill out the enrollment form again this year to receive wish cards, even if your information is exactly the same.

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What is a "host"?

Giving Tree hosts are generous community members that display wish cards where they work. Holiday wish cards contain the first name, age, and unique wish of a needy child. Backpack wish cards contain the grade level and list of contents needed. We work with hundreds of local social service agencies to collect children's wishes. These cards are prepared by the Family Giving Tree Elves and mailed to host companies.

A representative from the company, or host coordinator, becomes responsible for displaying the wish cards, "marketing" the cards to employees and/or customers, collecting the donated gifts or backpacks and then dropping off the collected wishes at our warehouse by the due date. For companies with multiple sites or buildings, the host coordinator could organize a group of volunteers to help.

Host Benefits

- Host companies receive priority registration for group volunteer activities at our Holiday and Back-to-School warehouses.

- Each company is listed on our website and recognized in our email newsletter.

- Hosts receive positive recognition and the opportunity to win awards at our Kick-Off and Celebration Luncheons.