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.
Our KEYS kids love it when our elves arrive at their front door to spread holiday love and cheer!
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!
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!
Sign up to volunteer as an elf this holiday season!
Holiday Smiles Drop-Off
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KEYS Studios, 181 Kenwood Ave, 1st Floor, Oneida, NY 13421
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PR Plus Small Engine Shop, 308 Sherrill Rd, Sherrill, NY 13461
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Gina Maries Music Studios, 116 W 2nd Street, Oswego, NY 13126
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NBT Bank, 118 Genesee Street, Oneida, NY 13421
Stay tuned for additional 2026 drop-off locations!
Holiday SMILE Party and Concert!
Our 2026 Holiday Smiles Party will be
Monday, Dec 7th, at 6:30pm, on Zoom!
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!
This year our Holiday Smile Concert will feature children's entertainer Corey Feldman from Music with Corey!
Kiddos wear their favorite Christmas PJs and bring their favorite Christmas cookie for the cookie toast with Mrs. Claus along with a list of a few items they want for Christmas to share with Santa!
Parents, please be sure to RSVP to info@thekeysprogram.org no later than December 5th to get the Zoom link!
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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!
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 13th
Make a donation for us to be able to purchase stockings and goodies to include in the care packages