The University of Toledo
11/12/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/13/2026 08:44
UToledo Community Invited to Give Back This Holiday Season
UToledo Community Invited to Give Back This Holiday Season
The University of Toledo community can help brighten the holidays through three giving initiatives supporting individuals and families on campus and across northwest Ohio.
UToledo Health Hygiene Drive
The Catharine S. Eberly Center at is hosting its sixth annual Toy Drive benefiting the children of student parents now through Monday, Nov. 30.
UToledo Health's annual hygiene drive aims to provide at least 400 kits for patients and community members in need.
Departments can register to participate by Friday, Nov. 13. Empty bags will be provided for pickup in Mulford Library Room 048 or delivery.
Each kit should include four rolls of toilet paper, two toothbrushes, two rolls of paper towels and full-size containers of shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant and hand soap.
Completed kits are due Tuesday, Dec. 1, and can be dropped off at the Office of Community Engagement in Mulford Library Room 048 or the Department of Service Excellence in UTMC Room 1192. Pickup can be arranged for those on Main Campus. Employees can also make a monetary donation through the UToledo Foundation.
For more information, email Monique Myers or Tara Parker.
Eberly Center Toy Drive
The Catharine S. Eberly Center's sixth annual Toy Drive will collect new, unopened toys for children of UToledo student parents through Monday, Nov. 30.
Suggested donations and drop-off locations on Main and Health Science campuses are listed on the Toy Drive webpage.
Student parents can register for the Holiday Toy Exchange through Friday, Dec. 4. The exchange runs Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 15-17, and offers one gift per child, along with diapers, coloring materials and one book per family.
Brighten the Holidays: The Angel Tree Project
In partnership with the Salvation Army, the Office of Student Engagement and Connections is collecting new, unwrapped toys, bicycles, scooters, books and stuffed animals for local children through Monday, Dec. 7.
Students, faculty, staff and campus organizations can sign up to sponsor an Angel or host a donation box. Gifts can also be dropped off in Thompson Student Union Room 1532.
For more information or to volunteer, email [email protected].
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