The 13th season of Making Spirits Bright is underway, and you can help.
Making Spirits Bright is an awesome organization here in Webster which, since 2014, has been working quietly under the radar, doing amazing things for families in need during the holidays — and this year, their efforts are needed more than ever.
The organization works with area school counselors and social workers to identify families that need assistance. Then they collect wish lists from each of the family members and begin collecting items. And unlike many other programs, Making Spirits Bright provides far more than just gifts. They also assist with winter gear, household necessities, personal care items, cleaning supplies and various other items to lessen a family’s burden. PLUS, they provide for all members living in each household, no matter their age. This includes kids, parents, guardians, grandparents, and sometimes even pets. This year, Making Spirits Bright expects to surpass 600 families helped.
The requests are beginning to trickle in, and the needs are plentiful, to say the least. The annual effort has a lot of regular supporters, but they’re looking for a few more businesses, families, groups, teams, etc. to adopt our families this year.
Here are a few ways you can help:
- Sign up as a group, organization, business or family to help out.
- Adopt an entire family (choose the family size you’re comfortable with, two-person and up)
- Adopt one person (any age/gender identity)
- Purchase personal care items or other needs
- Organize a collection drive for some of the most needed items, like toiletries, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, gift wrap, gift boxes and gift cards.
- Make a monetary donation, which are used to purchase items on the list which were not adopted. Any donations, large or small, is appreciated. Click here for more information.
- Help wrap gifts. A schedule and sign-up form will be available by the end of November.
The Making Spirits Bright website and Facebook page are constantly updated, so you can check there for more information about all of these opportunities. The organization will soon be moving into the old CVS at BayTowne Plaza, so when they get settled in, all of your items (new and unwrapped) can be dropped off there. More details about drop-ff days and additional drop-off locations will come.
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(posted 10/28/2026)
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