Holiday Smiles
Each holiday season we collect, wrap and deliver Holiday Smiles Care Packages to the homes of kids battling cancer and hospital pediatric units in Central NY.
Each care package is filled with gifts, delicious treats and holiday music that families can enjoy together, whether they are traveling to the hospital for treatment, in their hospital room or healing at home.
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Our KEYS kids love it when our elves arrive at their front door to spread holiday love and cheer!
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KEYS Holiday SMILE Gift Drive
​Every year KEYS holds a Holiday SMILES Gift Drive in Central NY to collect toys and other gifts for our KEYS families!
This year instead of board games, we asked our families to contribute to a wishlist of items for folks to donate! We are emphasizing creativity with craft and activity kits as well as other toys and games that our KEYS kiddos would love to receive! Check out our wishlist below!
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Once the gifts are collected, our awesome SMILE Crew goes to work wrapping the gifts and delivering them to the homes of our KEYS families!
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​Sign up to volunteer as an elf this holiday season!
Looking for gift ideas? Check out our Amazon wishlist!
Holiday Smiles Drop-Off
This year we have multiple collection locations where you can drop off your new unwrapped gifts for our KEYS kids!
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The KEYS Studios - 181 Kenwood Ave, Oneida, NY
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now until December 14th
Oneida YMCA - 701 Seneca St, Oneida, NY
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now until December 12th
Rome YMCA - 301 W Bloomfield St, Rome, NY
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now until December 12th
The White Begonia - 622 Sherrill Road, Sherrill, NY
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Black Friday Nov 28th and Small Business Saturday Nov 29th
Broadway Cafe & Bakery - 143 Main St, Boonville, NY
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now until December 12th
Holiday SMILE Party and Concert!
Our yearly Holiday Smile Party and Concert is a blast for our KEYS kiddos! We have live music, games, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, and more!
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This year our Holiday Smile Concert will feature children's entertainer Corey Feldman from Music with Corey!
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This year's party is Mon, Dec 8th at 6:30pm via zoom! Parents--- be sure to RSVP to info@thekeysprogram.org to let us know your family is joining us and to get the zoom link! (See flyer below for more details) :)
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How You Can Help Create Holiday SMILES
Our goal is to raise $5,000 this holiday season so we can
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Deliver presents and goodies to 200 children battling cancer, serious illnesses and their siblings at the holidays!
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Host our virtual Holiday Smiles Party for our KEYS kids with Santa, Mrs Claus and the awesome Music with Corey!
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Ways You Can Give this Holiday
Donate a gift from our wishlist
Volunteer to be a Delivery Elf
Help us wrap presents at our Wrap Party Dec 14th
Make a donation for us to be able to purchase stockings and goodies to include in the care packages