GIVING DAY

Co chairs: Megan Zarling, ashley scheetz

Each December, Barrington Giving Day (a 501c(3) organization) invites families living in the Barrington School District 220 to a Giving Day. Here they receive boxes of food, warm coats, blankets, books, and toys/gifts. BJWC, as well as area churches, schools, businesses and civic organizations support this annual event.

BJWC helps to coordinate the toy and gift donations for this event. BJWC also actively supports the Back to School Giving Day event held in August through grant money, member clothing donations and volunteer hours at the event.

Giving Day 2022 served over 400 families and more than 1000 children. BJWC donated and organized over 2400 toys.

Thank you to some of our community helpers:

Marvin’s Toys: offering a 10% discount for toys bought in store and donated to giving day

Learning Express: Giving Day Birthday Box set up in store

Two Guys and a Truck: Donate the truck and moving the day of the event

Village Cycle: Repairs our donated bikes and gets them ready for the day