Niagara Falls Firefighters Christmas Toy Fund

10/23/2026

Thank you to our Niagara Falls delegation in the county legislature, Sam Farrugia, Chris McKimmie, Jeffrey Elder and Chris Robbins for your continued support to the Toy Fund. We appreciate your continued support provided to our charity

This week, I joined my fellow legislators in presenting a check to the Niagara Falls Firefighters Christmas Toy Fund.

The Toy Fund is truly an institution in our community. What started with a few firefighters sitting in a basement repairing toys for children whose belongings had been damaged in fires has grown into a wonderful tradition of the holiday season in Niagara Falls.

I am proud to join the many county legislators who have supported this organization over the years, and equally proud to be involved in its work as a Niagara Falls firefighter.

A shining example of how a small act of kindness can grow into something that makes a difference for generations of local families.

Jeffrey Elder, 4th District Legislator
Christopher McKimmie - 3rd District Niagara County Legislator
Christopher Robins
Niagara Falls Firefighters- Local 714

10/14/2026

As we enter our critical collection season for the NF Firefighters Christmas Toy Fund, our social media presence increases dramatically. With that, we receive many direct private messages inquiring about assistance from our charity.
We do not take requests for assistance via social media messaging. All requests for toy or clothing assistance should go through your child’s school counselor, housing authority, church or other social agency that we partner with. Please reach out to any of these agencies and they can guide you through the process.
Thank you again to everyone for the continued support of the Toy Fund.

09/27/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out today and supported our run. It was a great day. We are at the beginning of Toy Find season!!

09/26/2026

Niagara Falls Fire Dept members are out on Old Falls Street today collecting for the Toy Fund. Come on out for a b**r and support our charity.
Thank you to Niagara Falls High School Class of 2028 students for their help in collecting today.

09/18/2026

Our 5k & 10k run is next Sunday! Please take a look and register. It’s always a great time and supports our charity.

https://niagarafallsfirefighters5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=3009&fbclid=IwdGRleAUaDLZmdHNoBRf9PHBkb2YBZmRpZBZQ6IWRFhrAe5g42QiZLjo5-T8F9Q1EZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHqklWbenCQV2k8AN3qdo27Hm-tuKuntTrTrO5rF1fJ-eaG7KvoeezDEGhuZ__aem_PuCeOB7Pza7xbSNgfpmpJA

Sunday, Sep 27, 2026

09/16/2026

Toy Fund planning is in full swing! Chairman Vincent Orsi meeting with committee chairs discussing 2026 Toy Fund events.

Please consider supporting our charity. ALL PROCEEDS raised go towards local families for Christmas toys and clothing.

Our annual 5K run is coming up Sept 27 at LaSalle Waterfront Park

Look for updates on our:

Thanksgiving Eve Bar Brigade
Black Friday Boot Collection
December 5th & 6th store collections
December 5th telethon

Stay tuned for more info and please like and share this page!

07/08/2026

Christmas in July is here! 🎁🎄

All month long, 100% of the profits from Holiday Ornament sales will be donated to the Niagara Falls Firefighters Christmas Toy Fund, helping bring holiday cheer to families in need. 💙

Ornaments can be purchased at the Niagara Falls USA Official Visitor Center or online here: https://bit.ly/4vClWUz

06/05/2026

Great to see this. Evan has worked for years producing our annual telethon. We look forward to watching all of his future accomplishments. Congratulations to all of the Niagara Falls High Schools scholarship awardees!

Last night, Mr. Strangio presented the Memories in Media Scholarship on behalf of Rich Meranto and the committee to Evan Garcia.

The Memories in Media scholarship is in memory of Joe Swartz. Joe was a 2007 graduate who passed away in 2020. He did everything in the OSC and was pivotal in making the OSC active in our community. His legacy was his desire for the OSC to support the community he loved so much.

Evan deserved this award for his dedication to the media program for four years through making fantastic content, writing scripts as well as attending countless events within the district and community. He continues the legacy that Joe created for the Media Program.

05/09/2026

Last evening, at the fire departments annual ball and awards dinner at the Doubletree, Chairman Vincent Orsi and the Toy fund presented the 2026 Toy fund award to the Niagara Falls High School media department. This was in recognition of the work Mr. Strangio and the students do producing our annual Toy fund telethon in December. As we’ve said many times, this is a year round event that the students work on, and we could not put it on to the public without the work they do. The members of the fire department again thank everyone and hope they enjoyed the evening