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Lexi's Love Toy Drive

Fundraising page for events in honour of Lexi, SMA type 1 angel who gained her wings on January 7, 2016.

Lexi is our angel girl who was welcomed into the world on June 4, 2015. She is our first child, and was born with a rare genetic neuromuscular disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type 1. She was diagnosed with SMA at 4 month old, and at the time there was no treatment for the disease and a cure has still yet to be found. at 7 months and 3 days old and after being admitted to McMaster Chil

dren's Hospital to fight off cold and flu viruses, Lexi took her last breaths on January 7, 2016. Lexi has been our inspiration to live life to the fullest and to help give back to those who are fighting battles they never should have to. She is our reason to keep hoping for the good and to Never Give Up.

11/20/2025

Happy Black Friday Eve everyone!
I am preparing to do some shopping tomorrow with all the generous donations that we have received! Thank you so much! If you want to get on some Good Friday deals to donate but don’t want to do the shopping you can send an e-transfer to [email protected]
Also keep an eye out for some Amazon deals this weekend too and check out our wishlist

https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/WM8K1DT4G396?ref_=wl_share

I’ve had some questions about PJs and I completely forgot to mention that yes we will accept new PJs (NO Fleece) Adult sizes are the most in need for teens.

I will add a few to the Amazon list however if you want to shop local and drop off or schedule me to pickup let me know. Or if you’d like send some please reach out for an address to send to.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

11/14/2025

Happy Friday! Just wanted to say a big thank you to all those early bird donations that we have received! Between the kids and the dog at our house I’m not sure who is more excited to see the Amazon deliveries starting to come in!
For those who have sent money thank you so much! I will be doing some Black Friday shopping to hopefully snag some deals on gifts! If you would like to donate money please send an e-transfer to [email protected]
Our amazing wishlist is up and ready for shopping!

https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/WM8K1DT4G396?ref_=wl_share

Thank you again and we hope everyone has a great afternoon and wonderful weekend!

11/10/2025

Happy Monday everyone!
I was able to get an updated Amazon.ca wishlist created for ideas and to purchase from. I have tried to keep things on the wishlist that correspond with MCH’s most needed items. (See bolded items in list from MCH)

As with most years children 2months and younger and teens are where gifts are most needed. I’ve tried to reflect this in the wishlist, but as always if you have another idea that’s not listed you are welcome to give it as long as it meets the hospital’s guidelines.
If you are in the Hamilton area and want to buy gifts locally that would be awesome to support our local businesses and I’m always happy to set up a time to pickup or drop off donations, just send me a message or email the donation address [email protected]

Also we are going to make a tentative donation deadline of December 15th.

Thanks and happy donating!

https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/WM8K1DT4G396?ref_=wl_share

11/09/2025

Good Afternoon everyone!
With snow here in Hamilton today it seems like the right time to kick off this years Toy drive!
I wanted to just say a quick hello and let everyone know we are gearing up for another great toy drive this year!
I thank all those who have already reached out to me to ask about donating or already made a generous donation! Thank you so much!

For anyone new please let me introduce myself; I’m Whitney and my oldest daughter Lexi is the driving force behind our toy drive. Lexi was diagnosed with type 1 SMA 10 years ago and she spent her first and only Christmas in the PICU at McMaster Children’s Hospital. It was not a Christmas we had ever dreamed of as a family, but it was so very special and donations like this toy drive help make the holidays for those in the hospital that much more manageable and magical.
After waking up christmas morning to a surprise gifts for Lexi we vowed as a family to donate back to this amazing community in memory and honour of Lexi! We hope to spread some holiday joy to the brave kids and families who find themselves in the hospital this holiday season.

As with years past I will be creating an Amazon.ca wish list items that are approved for donation can be purchased, or e-transfers ([email protected]) can be made for us to do the shopping for you!

I will post the Amazon wish list and MCH approved toys soon!

Hope everyone is staying warm on this snowy day!

❤️Whitney

12/18/2024

THANK YOU! we are making our delivery today to McMaster Children’s Hospital!
We are so thankful for all the support this holiday season! We’ve collected a couple hundred pjs and gifts for the kids this holiday season!

Thank you for all your donations and we wish everyone the Happiest of Holidays!

❤️xo

12/09/2024

Lexi’s little spot in our home is starting to overflow with so many wonderful gifts for MacMaster Children’s Hospital!
We are down to the last week to donate as we get ready to pack everything up to make our drop off next week!

If you still would like to donate there is still time!

I will be heading out for some last minute donation shopping later this week so if you still want to donate but would like me to do your shopping you can still e-transfer to [email protected]

The Amazon wish list is still up and you can still purchase items from it just check the shipping date. If it’s before December 16th you are safe!

And if you are in the Hamilton area and did some of your own local shopping that you’d like to donate please send me a message and I can set up a drop off or pickup time!

Finally thank you so much to everyone who has already donated pjs, toys, gifts and money. It truly means so much to me and my family that our Lexi inspires so many to bring some holiday cheer to very well deserving kids!

11/30/2024

It’s Black Friday weekend! No longer just a day to grab some great deals. We still have a few more weeks for our collection!
We’ve received many wonderful gifts and are so grateful for everyone’s support!

11/20/2024

Lexi’s chair is starting to overflow! ❤️
Thank you to all those who have already sent/dropped off Pjs and gifts for our toy/pj drive!
Also thank you to all those who have sent us money to shop for you!
We are hoping for some great black Friday deals to pickup some gifts on your behalf!
If you’d prefer we did your donation shopping please send us an e-transfer to [email protected]
There is still a few weeks left to shop off of our Amazon.ca wishlist too!

11/12/2024

Good morning everyone. I wanted to put the link to our Amazon wish list now that I have added some gift ideas. I will continue to add more items in the next few days as well.

For the pjs there are a few requirements that need to be met for donations. As with all donations they must be brand new, they need to be two piece sets (sizes 2T-adult XXL), onesie sizes NB-24mo are accepted and the last is that for any pjs they cannot be fleece

The teen sizes (adult) are the most needed as with most gift items, the teen group gets the least amount of donations. So just to keep that in your mind when thinking of making a donation.

If you have any questions about making a donation please don’t hesitate to send a message. If you are in the Hamilton area and would like to drop off gifts please send me a message and we can schedule a time.

Lastly as of right now the last day for donations will be December 15th.

11/11/2024

I’m so happy to finally welcome everyone to the 9th annual Lexi’s Love Toy Drive, it is a bit later than usual but here we are and we are gearing up for the holiday bustle!

A quick little introduction for anyone new here this is Whitney here and Lexi is my oldest daughter out of three. My family is made up of Luke, Lexi, Teagan and Elena. We started this toy drive in honour and memory of Lexi who was diagnosed with SMA type 1 when she was 4 months old and spent her first and only magical Christmas in the PICU at McMaster Children’s Hospital.

The holiday season can be challenging for us at times and this little yearly collection really helps lift our spirits and makes a tough time a little easier. Giving back to a community who was there for us at our lowest time has been something Luke and I vowed to continue.

We are gearing up and ready for another great year to give back to McMaster Children’s Hospital and more importantly shower some love on the absolutely amazingly brave kids and families that will be spending this holiday season at the hospital.

After receiving the wishlists from MCH we have decided that we are going to go back to our PJ focus this year hoping to focus on teen sizes. Although we will still be collecting toys too. I will put a list of what is needed up shortly.
As with years past I will make up our Amazon.ca wishlist and post it for you to get ideas or to buy directly from. We will also accept monetary donations for us to purchase gifts on your behalf. E-transfer can be made to [email protected]

Thank you to all our supporters new and 9 year seasoned! We wish you all early happy holidays.
Stay tuned! I’ll be posting the Wishlists shortly!!

❤️Whitney

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Hamilton, ON
L8V4A2

Website

https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/1MZDGRMC6REMM?ref_=wl_share

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