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Community Holiday Assistance Program (CHAP)

Contact: 910-742-6772  chap@allsaintsccnc.org

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The Community Holiday Assistance Program of Eastern Pender County has been in operation for about 40 years!

Local churches and civic organizations join together to provide help and hope to those who are struggling at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The Community Holiday Assistance Program of Eastern Pender County offers hope and encouragement to struggling neighbors by providing Thanksgiving meals and, at Christmas, toys and grocery gift cards. Your gifts of time, gift cards, funds, and toys (for ages infant to 17) are an incredible support to struggling families in the Eastern Pender County area!   


IN 2023: As of this December 13, we have 432 applications representing 717 children! Your support of CHAP will have tremendous reach. .

In 2022, 325 families received holiday hope and help at Thanksgiving and Christmas! That’s more than 572 children with full bellies and heartwarming gifts, thanks to CHAP.

In 2021, 298 families were served.

For assistance:

APPLY at E. Pender County school guidance offices, Share the Table, or 4Cs; by Nov.6 for Thanksgiving and by Dec.4 for Christmas.

For Thanksgiving, every applicant household receives a voucher to pick up a turkey and side-dish ingredients from Harris Teeter.  (details to come)

For Christmas, each family receives a grocery gift card, and they choose no-cost children’s gifts at our “Holiday Shop.”
Sorry, applicant-households only at scheduled appointment times; no drop-ins.

Want to help make the holidays brighter? 

  • Donate new, unwrapped toys for ages 0-18 (after gift tag suggestions are put out) by Dec. 13.
  • Toy Drop Off at Blakes Chapel: December 14 & 15, 2023 from 9:00-3:30. Please drop off your unwrapped toys, gift cards on these two dates. We will be sorting the toys and setting up the toy shop as the toys come in. With 717 children, we are hoping to collect 1,800 + toys, so there will be lots of work to do.
  • Toy Drop Off at Italian Bistro, during business hours at 201 Alston Drive, Hampstead (Harris Teeter shopping center)
  • Toy Drop Off at All Saints for All Saints parishioners, when you come to church for Mass, formation, or meetings
  • Volunteer for setup and distribution at Blake’s Chapel (Christmas SETUP, December 14 & 15 at 9AM-3:30PM; Christmas DISTRIBUTION Sat. Dec.16 at 10AM-4PM)
  • Volunteer Opportunities for Christmas Outreach - December 14, 15 & 16. About 150 joyous elves and Santa’s helpers (volunteers) are needed throughout the day to ensure that all goes smoothly. We will need volunteers to help with parking, assisting our guests with their shopping, shop floor merchandise replenishers, welcome and check in/out to provide a fun, festive experience. Children are encouraged to help - we request that children under 14 join in the fun with their parents/guardian.
VOLUNTEER on DECEMBER 14,15 & 16 for Christmas Outreach

Donation Drop-off sites:

Blakes Chapel 88 Blakes Chapel Rd. on December 14-15 at 9:30AM to 3:30PM

All Saints, Hwy 17, Hampstead Donate new, unwrapped toys by December 13 at 4:30PM. 

Italian Bistro 210 Alston Dr. next to Harris Teeter

CONTACT CHAP if you'd like your business to be a donation drop-off site.


With 717 children being served, every donation of TOYS for ages infant to 18 makes a difference!

Participating orgs, there will be large collection drop-off schedule on Dec.14&15, 2023

Distribution:

Thanksgiving Distribution: Saturday, November 18, at 9AM - 3:30PM at Blake's Chapel (Recipients, please arrive at scheduled appointment time.)

Christmas Distribution: Saturday, December 16 at 10AM-4PM at Blake's Chapel (Recipients, please arrive at scheduled appointment time.)


Info:  chap@allsaintsccnc.org  910-742-6772


CHAP Team: Julie Burgess, Beth Mongeau, Jeanne Peek, Alicia Ruginis, Christine Vara (All Saints parishioners), along with numerous local churches and civic organizations

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What Would Be an Appropriate Gift?

You can't go wrong if you have your children or grandchildren select new, unwrapped toys for ages 0-18 for CHAP.

What was your favorite toy? Perhaps that would be a good choice.


  • bicycles and helmets
  • scooters/kickboards
  • tablets and laptops
  • sports equipment and gear
  • building sets such as Lego
  • remote control vehicles with batteries
  • board games
  • doll houses
  • playsets
  • musical instruments
  • arts and craft sets
  • toy animals (have you seen the kittens that purr?)
  • teen-focused gifts (and gift cards for clothing, movies, music, food, sports stores; mark the amount on it)
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