Skylar Strong

05/22/2026

You still have a few more days to make a donation 💵
We appreciate those who have donated already! We are only $300 away from our goal!

🧠💛 Brain Tumor Awareness💛🧠

We stand together to raise awareness for brain tumors and support the fight against cancer. Brain tumors affect hundreds of individuals and families every year, changing lives in ways many people never expect.

Every donation — big or small — helps fund critical research, improve treatments, and bring hope to patients and their loved ones. Together, we can make a difference and move one step closer to better outcomes and, someday, a cure.

✨ How You Can Help:
• Donate if you’re able
• Share this post to spread awareness
• Keep those battling cancer in your thoughts and prayers

Your support means more than words can express. Let’s come together as a community to support research, raise awareness, and bring hope to families fighting this battle.

At the end of this month we will make a donation specific to brain cancer research. If you would like to be included in our donation, you can use the Venmo account below.

05/13/2026

🧠💛 Brain Tumor Awareness💛🧠

We stand together to raise awareness for brain tumors and support the fight against cancer. Brain tumors affect hundreds of individuals and families every year, changing lives in ways many people never expect.

Every donation — big or small — helps fund critical research, improve treatments, and bring hope to patients and their loved ones. Together, we can make a difference and move one step closer to better outcomes and, someday, a cure.

✨ How You Can Help:
• Donate if you’re able
• Share this post to spread awareness
• Keep those battling cancer in your thoughts and prayers

Your support means more than words can express. Let’s come together as a community to support research, raise awareness, and bring hope to families fighting this battle.

At the end of this month we will make a donation specific to brain cancer research. If you would like to be included in our donation, you can use the Venmo account below.

05/01/2026

Go Grey in May 🎗️🩶

This month is all about raising awareness, funds, and support for those affected by brain cancer.

Did you know brain cancer is one of the most underfunded and challenging cancers out there?

Skylar’s 11th birthday is also this month, in just 3 days. This year to honor her, we would like to raise funds to make a donation for brain cancer research. If you feel it in your heart to make a donation, Skylar’s Toy Drive Venmo account is in the comments. If you can’t or don’t want to donate, that’s okay too, instead you can pray! Pray that someday they find a cure 🙏🏻

12/10/2025

🧸 📦 🎄

There is still time to drop off new unwrapped items at any of our drop off locations!

If you would rather choose the route of giving a monetary donation, cash or checks wrote out to Skylar’s Toy Drive can be taken to the Hamler State Bank or hand delivered or mailed to Greg or Tricia Smith.

Drop off locations are:
Patrick Henry School (there is a box at each office)
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Deshler
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Napoleon
Vancrest Nursing Home in Holgate
Family Dollar in Deshler
Liberty Center Fire Station
United Methodist Church in Liberty Center

11/25/2025

🧸 📦 🎄

You all are so amazing! We have started to fill the trailer!

If you would rather choose the route of giving a monetary donation, cash or checks wrote out to Skylar’s Toy Drive can be taken to the Hamler State Bank or hand delivered or mailed to Greg or Tricia Smith.

Drop off locations are:
Patrick Henry School (there is a box at each office)
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Deshler
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Napoleon
Vancrest Nursing Home in Holgate
Family Dollar in Deshler
Liberty Center Fire Station
United Methodist Church in Liberty Center

11/17/2025

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A new drop off location has been added! See the original post for a list of locations!

📣‼️ DROP LOCATION UPDATE

United Methodist Church in Liberty Center has set up a box to collect items!

Drop locations are:
Patrick Henry School (there is a box at each office)
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Deshler
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Napoleon
Vancrest Nursing Home in Holgate
Family Dollar in Deshler
Liberty Center Fire Station
United Methodist Church in Liberty Center

As always, if you would like to be a drop location please reach out so we can get you added to our list!

11/09/2025

📦 📦 We are looking for cardboard boxes to make transporting all the items to the hospital easier. Please keep us in mind before getting rid of your boxes! Please reach out to Tricia or Greg if you have boxes you would like to get rid of.

Collections site are,

Patrick Henry Schools (there is a box at each office)
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Deshler
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon
Vancrest Nursing Home, Holgate
Family Dollar, Deshler
Liberty Center Fire Station

11/05/2025

📣‼️ DROP LOCATION UPDATE

United Methodist Church in Liberty Center has set up a box to collect items!

Drop locations are:
Patrick Henry School (there is a box at each office)
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Deshler
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Napoleon
Vancrest Nursing Home in Holgate
Family Dollar in Deshler
Liberty Center Fire Station
United Methodist Church in Liberty Center

As always, if you would like to be a drop location please reach out so we can get you added to our list!

10/31/2025

It’s that time of the year again!
Starting next week we will be collecting items for Skylar’s Toy Drive. We will collect until December 21st. There will be 3 large boxes set up at the school again by the elementary, middle school and high school offices. There will also be a box set up at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Deshler and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Napoleon.

If you would like to set up a box and be a drop location for donated items, please reach out to Tricia Smith or Greg Smith to get that set up.

If you choose to give a monetary donation, checks can be made out to Skylar’s Toy Drive. There is a bank account set up at The Hamler State Bank for all monetary donations.

09/04/2025

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 💛
Did you know that childhood cancer researchers only receive 4% of the funding for research? Most people don’t. Is your child worth more than 4%? I know mine are.

This is real and raw, and it was our life for 18 months.