MS/SS Students are Supporting Holiday Heroes Toy Drive this Giving Season
This holiday season, both our Middle and Senior Schools are partnering with the York Region Police to help raise donations in support of their 25th annual “Holiday Heroes Toy Drive''. This drive will be running from December 3rd to December 16th in the Middle School and from December 3rd to 10th in the Senior School.
Middle School (December 3rd-16th)
Students are asked to bring specific items, ranging from toys to gift cards, based on which House they belong to.
Students are asked to bring specific items, ranging from toys to gift cards, based on which House they belong to.
In partnering with the Holiday Heroes campaign, students are supporting Victim Services of York Region and The Salvation Army in helping change the lives of families in our community who have come into hard times.
Over the next few weeks, each Middle School house will be responsible for bringing in much-needed items to support this campaign. Please see below for who and what each house is responsible for.
Ross: will be raising donations for infants and toddlers. Examples of items include diapers, wipes, formula, food pouches, blankets, and developmental games.
Taylor: will be raising donations for a Junior School aged student. Examples of items include warm winter clothing (hats, mitts, jackets, socks, etc.) books, puzzles, stuffed animals, building blocks.
Dunlap: will be raising donations for a Middle School aged student. Examples of items include warm winter clothing (hats, mittens, jackets, socks), shoes, school supplies, books, board games, crosswords, playing cards, art supplies.
Eberts: will be raising donations for teenagers and adults. Gift cards are preferred ($5.00 to Tim Hortons, McDonalds, or Grocery Stores).
Please note that all gifts must be unwrapped, and all clothing must be new.
Senior School (December 3-10th)
The Senior School Holiday Heroes Toy Drive was kicked-off this morning by our student leaders in homeroom. Each grade has been assigned an age group for whom they will be purchasing gifts. Our goal as a school is to build as big of a toy mountain as we can.
Grade 9 - Toddlers and Babies (0-4)
- diapers, wipes, food pouches, formula, clothing, blanket and development games
Grade 10 - Children (5-8)
- Toys, books
Grade 11 - Tweens (9-12)*
- Gift Cards
Grade 12 - Teens 13+*
- Gift Cards
Thank you in advance for supporing our holiday giving drive this year. Both our Middle and Senior Schools are excited to support Holiday Heroes and make a difference in our community!
Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
