2025 Christmas Wish List Program Record-Breaking Year

Thank you to all the churches, businesses and individuals who were involved in the Christmas Wish List program for a record-breaking year! With your generosity, more than 1000 gifts were provided for over 156 children in our residential center and counseling programs for Christmas this year. Additionally, Wish List donors provided 526 (and counting) supplies for residents to use in the cottages, school, music therapy, equine assisted therapy, recreation and spiritual programs. Through the Christmas Wish List, you are helping children feel heard, seen and valued.

The personalized gifts make Christmas day a little easier for youth who feel the separation from their families even more at the holidays.

Kids like Isaac were touched in deeply meaningful ways through the Christmas Wish List. Isaac’s wish list was filled with bald eagle-themed gifts, and while donors happily fulfilled those wishes, they didn’t know the powerful connection behind them. Isaac and his mother once shared a love of birdwatching. After she passed away, Isaac found comfort in bald eagles—his mom’s favorite bird and a symbol of their special bond.

Thank you for helping Isaac feel loved, special, and connected with someone who isn't with us anymore. You are truly making a difference. Watch the video below for the full story of Isaac and the impact you made.

Over 40+ individuals, families, organizations, businesses, churches and small groups comprise our Wish List donors. Each one giving generously to make the holidays a little brighter. Thank for giving joy to our kiddos from hard places. We are continually grateful for your support.

• First Christian Church (Sandusky) 

• Employees of The J.M. Smucker Company 

• Louisville Christian Church 

• Broadway Global Methodist Church 

• Heath Church of Christ 

• Orrville Christian Church 

• Church of the Lakes 

• AWANA Clubs of Fellowship Baptist Church 

• Re/Max Showcase (Wooster) 

• Hilliard Church of Christ 

• Builder’s Sunday School Class 

• ProVia Customer Service Department 

• Pleasant View Church of Christ 

• Rousculp Church of Christ along with their Youth Group and Ladies Aide 

• Sunbury Christian Church 

• Solid Rock Community Church along with their Youth Group, Adult Sunday School Class and Ladies Aide Group 

• Wooster Nazarene 

• Grandview Christian Church 

• First Capital Christian Church 

• Weston Church of Christ 

• Hair By Kim 

• Discover Christian Church 

A special thank you goes to the following: 

Discover Christian Church for not only providing stocking for all the children in our residential center, but also for all the staff that worked on Christmas day. 

Volunteers at Wooster Nazarene and Element Youth Group of Orrville Christian Church for inventorying all of the gifts donated for our kids. 

And Orrville Christian Church’s Women’s Ministry for hosting “That’s a Wrap” to wrap all of the kid’s Christmas presents. 

We are so grateful for each and every one of you! Thank you for making Christmas so special for our kiddos!