Spark Of Kindness Toy Giveaway

12/02/2025

Last call!!!!!!! Registration is closing at 11 this morning!! If you need assistance or know of someone who does, get those registrations in!!!!!

The Spark of Kindness Toy Giveaway is a non-profit organization in Jennings County Indiana. The mission is to give Christmas presents to children in need.

12/01/2025

Volunteers needed Wednesday, December 3rd through Friday, December 5th from 10am until 8-9pm and December 6th from 10am until 5-6pm. We will be located at the Jennings County Community Building at the Jennings County Fairgrounds. If you can come and help sort toys or be a personal shopper, that help would be appreciated. If you can bring soup or other food, that would be great!! If you can only come for an hour, that would be great!!

11/17/2025

10/30/2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 Toy Giveaway.

Ages that we will be assisting this year are 0-15. All families will be able to shop this year for their children. If you have any other questions, please message us and we will do our best to answer them.

The Giveaway is going to be December 6, 2025, from 11am until 4pm at the Jennings County 4-H Community Building.

12/17/2024

The 2024 giveaway is in the books. Our numbers are still to be determined, but we helped over 300 children in our community with Christmas! Thank you to all of our sponsors. We have had several different businesses and individuals come alongside to support us. Whether it be by putting out a bucket or box, giving a check, donating toys, or helping with set up or at the giveaway; We couldn't do it without you!

Business and Church sponsors:
AAM
Big Head Pizza
Brewer Livestock
Bright Insurance
Bohemian Donuts
C.A.M.P. at M.C.R.
Dove, Sharp, and Rudicel Funeral Home
Edward Jones Patrick Baltus
First Church of the Nazarene
Graham Presbyterian Church
Grateful Grubb
Greg Hicks State Farm
Imagination Daycare
Irish Hill Liquors
Jennings County Community Foundation
Jennings County Commissioners
Jennings County Schools
Layman Hummel Insurance
Little Red Kitchen
McDonald's
Molly Heilers-Swain
North Vernon United Methodist Church
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Old National Bank
Rose Acres Farms
Stearns Plumbing Supply
Tea Creek Baptist Church
Walmart DC in Seymour
Wendy's
Vernon Liquors

Individual sponsors:
Rita Hyden
Kathy and Laila Burton
The Jerry Lamb Family
Jesse and Chelsea Sharp
Roberta Mayer
Julia Denney
Debbie McLaughlin
Nick Trulock
Krista, Ryan, and Levi Huff

Everyone who donated to our boxes that were out!
Everyone who sent a check or money, got ahold of our director with toy donations!

Thank you doesn't seem enough for all of the help and support we had this year!! (If we missed someone, we are sorry! It takes a team effort!!

12/14/2024

All used toy/items will be set out on the sidewalk of the Community Building (at the Fairgrounds). All items will be first come/first serve until the stuff is gone.

Send a message to learn more

12/10/2024

Emails were sent out yesterday for those who registered. If you did not get an email, please make sure you send the correct email. All of the instructions for the giveaway this year were sent via email. Thanks!

12/07/2024

Volunteer opportunities next week for the Spark of Kindness Toy Giveaway:
All of it is at the Jennings County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Building
Wednesday (11th) 9am-9pm
Thursday (12th) 9am-9pm
Friday (13th) 9am-9pm
Saturday (14th), we need personal shoppers for the families. Starting at 10:30am until 4pm. We'll also need help cleaning up afterwards.

Anybody that would like to bring food for volunteers, that would be greatly appreciated!

12/07/2024

We're set up at the North Vernon Walmart today until 4! Please come buy a new toy for a kiddo here in Jennings County!! We also have buckets set out to accept monetary donations! We have over 300 kids registered this year!!

12/03/2024

This Saturday from 10am to 4pm we will be set up at the North Vernon Walmart to take donations. If you would like to volunteer, please come and help us out!

Collection boxes and buckets will be picked up on December 11th.
Volunteers are needed December 11th through 13th at the Jennings County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Building, 9am-9pm.
The giveaway is December 14th from 11am-4pm and we need volunteers to be personal shoppers.

11/27/2024

Collection boxes and buckets will be picked up on December 11th

Collection box locations:
All Jennings County Schools locations
Jennings County Community Foundation
Greg Hicks State Farm Insurance
Layman Hummel Insurance
McDonald's
Old National Bank
First Church of the Nazarene
Graham Presbyterian Church
Zenas Baptist Church
Edward Jones Patrick Baltus
Stearns Plumbing Supply
Bohemian Donuts
AAM
Imagination Daycare
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Tea Creek Baptist Church
Grateful Grubb

Collection Bucket locations:
Gas station by JCHS
Bright Insurance
Wendy's
Greg Hicks State Farm Insurance
Layman Hummel Insurance
Irish Hill Liquors
Vernon Liquors
First -n- Last Roadhouse
Old National Bank
Stearns Plumbing Supply
Bohemian Donuts
Little Red Kitchen
Big Head Pizza
Grateful Grubb
Molly Heilers-Swain Shear Illusions

Thank you to all of these businesses, churches, and individuals for supporting us!!!

11/27/2024

Reminder: registration ends on December 1st. Every child has to be registered to receive assistance!

Important dates: December 1st registration ends
December 11th -13th setup begins at the Jennings County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Building 9am-9pm
December 14th The giveaway where families will be able to shop for kids ages 0-12 (13-18 will still have packed boxes) 11am-4pm

We need volunteers for setup and to be personal shoppers. Please consider volunteering!!