Santa’s workshop has moved for the 2011 season. The new warehouse, generously donated by Obrecht Properties, LLC,  is now located at 14550 York Rd., Sparks, MD, 21152, located 2.1 miles North of Hunt Valley Mall. From Shawan and York Rds – turn North on York Rd. Travel 2.1 miles, passed a large water tower on right, and turn left into Western Run Center. The building 14550 York Rd. is on the left. Pull around back to the dock door marked ELF DOOR.

All wrapping shifts will take place at this location. In addition, all drivers should meet at this location on the morning of December 24th for deliveries. Driving shifts will be announced closer to delivery date.

We are fortunate to have enough elves for wrapping weekend and turkey cooking, but are in need of additional drivers. If you are interested, please volunteer now.

Wrapping Weekend: December 17th & 18th

Volunteers who have already signed up and received confirmation from us by email should show up at the warehouse for their designated shift: December 17th or 18th, from 10a-1p or 2p-5p. You need not contact us for confirmation. Just don your elf finery and show up when you indicated you wanted to wrap. Please stay tuned here for any last minute changes due to weather. When you arrive at the warehouse, enter through the door marked ELF DOOR.

We have the gifts, wrapping paper, bows, tape and tags. We ask that you please bring your own scissors.

Turkey Cooking: December 19th-23rd

Volunteers who have already signed up to cook turkeys should have received an email with instructions. Turkeys will be available for pickup between 9a and 6p starting December 19, 2011 at the Wegmans of Hunt Valley. You will need to go behind the Sears’s store and down a small hill to the loading dock. There are stairs on the right side of the dock. Go up the stairs and into the door to the right. Someone will assist you. Please be sure to sign your turkeys in and out. Take a roasting pan for each turkey that you are cooking. Please cook the turkey in your own pan, drain it WELL and place it back in our pan provided. Wrap the turkey and the pan WELL with heavy aluminum foil. There are instructions how to cook the turkey when you pick them up. If you need help, call 410-790-6422 or 410-236-9326.

ALL TURKEYS MUST BE RETURNED BY 6:00 PM ON DECEMBER 23RD.

Driving – Making The Deliveries To The Families: December 24th

Thank You!!!

May You And Your Families Have A Happy, Safe, And Healthy Holiday Season!

Make a Donation. Sign Up to Volunteer.

SANTA’S WISH LIST

• Donations – With the increase in costs and the number of people we help, we will need more money than ever to bring the holidays to 3,800 people.  Please consider increasing your contribution by 25%.
• Drivers – We need 225 elves to make deliveries to families on Christmas Eve morning. There will be four shifts starting at 8:30 AM.
• Turkey cookers – We have 7 tons of turkey to cook! Pick-up and drop-off will take place at Wegman’s of Hunt Valley this year starting Dec. 19th.  Instructions for cooking are provided.
• Gift Wrappers – There will be thousands of toys and goodies to wrap. Wrapping will take place on Dec. 17th & 18th. Choose either the 10 am-1 pm shift or 2 pm –5 pm.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET MORE ELVES INVOLVED

• Spread the word. Talk to your friends, relatives, and business associates.
• If you are a member of a school, religious or community organization, get them involved.  We will be glad to meet with them for a short presentation about Santa’s Helpers and discuss how they can help.
• Know of a favorite restaurant, or caterer that could cook turkeys?  Introduce us and we will do the rest.
• Have them visit our website, www.santashelpersanonymous.org, or call us directly.

Santa’s Helpers extends our sincerest thanks to: The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation, Abell Foundation, Needles and Threads of Ruxton, Becton Dickinson, Society of Marketing Professional Services, Timonium Kiwanis, Woman’s  Club of Towson, Dr. Ginny Merryman, Dale S. S. Chambers Foundation, Brooks Huff, Sam’s Club, Big Huge Games, and Wells Fargo Bank  for their tremendous financial support and to Dr. Brenda Richardson, DDS for contributing  3,500 toothbrushes.

Shopper’s Warehouse (especially Tom and his meat department); Bed, Bath and Beyond, Dick’s Sporting Goods,  H & S Bakery for all the rolls, Cloverland Dairy for 200 gallons of milk, Under Armor for clothing, Indusco Enterprises  for their manpower support,  Hightopps  Backstage Grill for providing coffee for our sleigh drivers,  and Ziger/Snead Architects for help with our printing.

Our “turkey cookers extraordinaire” – Aramark at M &  T Stadium, Ashland Café, Bluestone Restaurant, The Bowman Restaurant and Pub, Chef’s Expressions Caterers, Chestnut Ridge Country Club, Chop’s Restaurant and Lounge,  Dogwoood Café,  Fazzini’s Italian Kitchen, Gertrude’s at the BMA, Helping up Mission,  The Johns Hopkins Club, M & S Grill, McCormick and Company, McCormick and Schmick Seafood Restaurant,  The Grille at Peerces, Pier 5 Hotel, Riverwatch Restaurant and Marina, Roy’s of Baltimore, Salt Tavern, Savory Grill, and Shuckers of Fells Point.

A & A Global for the use of the warehouse, Patrick Payne from BTR, Brian Adolph of Ray’s Truck Rental, Michael Hoffberger of Hoffberger Moving Services for the trucks, again to St. James Academy, Jacksonville Outreach and Seton Keogh for their successful toy drives on Santa’s behalf.

The indescribable “A” team – our behind the scenes warehouse crew – there are not enough words.  You are the backbone of this volunteer organization. And to all of those hundreds of you who supported our program. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

BREAKING NEWS FOR 2011

We have been informed that we will no longer receive major grant support which has helped financed our program for the last 6 years.  We will need to raise $100,000 in monetary donations to fund our goal of bringing holiday pleasure to 875 families in 2011.  We also need a new grocery store since, regrettably, Shopper’s Warehouse is closing its Padonia Rd. location which has provided needed space for our tons of turkey.  Ideas?  Contact us.

We are fortunate to have all the volunteers needed for this year. If you’re interested in being added to our mailing list and volunteering next year, please fill out the form on our Contact Page.

We have moved into the warehouse so generously donated by A&A Global, Inc. This, for returning wrappers and drivers, is the same location as last year:

2301 York Rd. Timonium, MD 21093

For those of you familiar with the Timonium eateries, this is 2 buildings south of the An Poitin Stil Irish restaurant and across the street from the Hightopps Backstage Grill.

Our hardworking elves have been busy filling the boxes with food and sorting and bagging gifts for wrapping day.

Wrapping Weekend: December 18th & 19th

Volunteers who have already signed up and received confirmation from us by email should show up at the warehouse for their designated shift: December 18th or 19th, from 10a-1p or 2p-5p. You need not contact us for confirmation. Just don your elf finery and show up when you indicated you wanted to wrap. Please stay tuned here for any last minute changes due to weather. When you arrive at the warehouse, go around the left side of building, past the 4 loading docks to a door entrance marked ELF DOOR.

We have the gifts, wrapping paper, bows, tape and tags. We ask that you please bring your own scissors.

Though Santa’s elves love children, be reminded that we are in a vacant and not particularly clean warehouse and don’t have any activities to entertain young children.

Turkey Cooking: December 18th-23rd

Volunteers who have already signed up to cook turkeys should have received an email with instructions. Turkeys will be available for pickup between 9a and 6p starting December 18, 2010 at the Shoppers Warehouse Food Store on Padonia Road, Timonium, MD. Please go to the meat department and tell them you are with Santa’s Helpers Anonymous. Instructions for cooking are included and must be followed exactly. Make sure to sign your turkeys out and back in.

ALL TURKEYS MUST BE RETURNED BY 6:00 PM ON DECEMBER 23RD.

Driving – Making the Deliveries to the Families: December 24th

Thank You!!!

May you and your families have a happy, safe, and healthy holiday season!

Santa’s list of good boys and girls has grown to

SANTA’S WISH LIST

• Experienced elves and a lot of new elves to help with this enormous undertaking
• Donations – With the increase in costs and the number of people we help, we will need more money than ever to bring the holidays to 3,500 people.  Please consider increasing your contribution by 25%.
• Drivers – We need 200 elves to deliver Christmas Eve morning, 4 shifts starting at 8:30 AM.
• Turkey cookers – We have 6 1/2 tons of turkey to cook – Pick them up at Shoppers Warehouse on Padonia Road starting Dec. 19^th.  Get a group together, one can pick up and one can return.
• Wrappers – Thousands of toys and goodies to wrap – Dec. 18^th & 19^th – 10 AM-1 PM or 2 PM–5 PM.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET MORE ELVES INVOLVED

• Talk to your friends, relatives, and business associates.  Give them a copy of this letter!!   
• If you are a member of a school, religious or community organization, get them involved.  We will be glad to meet with them for a short presentation about the organization and how they can help. 
• Have a favorite restaurant, club, caterer to cook turkeys?  Introduce us and we will do the rest. 
• Have them visit our website or call us directly.