{"id":126861,"date":"2025-10-07T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T12:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=126861"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:17:33","slug":"new-haven-2nd-annual-bulldog-toy-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/10\/07\/new-haven-2nd-annual-bulldog-toy-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"New Haven 2nd annual Bulldog Toy Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-113415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner-696x448.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner-1068x688.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner-652x420.jpg 652w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tNew_Haven_banner.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The New Haven Community Foundation will be hosting the 2nd Annual Bulldog Toy Drive this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>City of New Haven news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>New Haven 2nd annual Bulldog Toy Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Haven, Indiana (October 7, 2025) \u2014 The New Haven Community Foundation will be hosting the 2nd Annual Bulldog Toy Drive this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Starting this Friday, October 10th, collection bins will be available for those wishing to donate a new toy to brighten a child\u2019s holiday. The last day to drop off a toy will be Wednesday, December 3rd. Collection bins will be located in New Haven City Hall (815 Lincoln Highway East), New Haven Chamber of Commerce and New Haven Community Center (7500 IN-930 East). Toy distribution will take place at the New Haven Community Center on Saturday, December 6th, from 12-3pm. Eligibility for this event includes any family that lives, works, or has a child attending school in the New Haven area.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, through generous community donations and sponsorships from the New Haven Chamber, Walmart, and Full House Resorts, the 1st Bulldog Toy Drive provided toys and holiday essentials to 187 children across 71 families in the New Haven Community.<\/p>\n<p>This is a free event. Toys will be available while supplies last. Santa will be making a special visit from the North Pole to greet any children who stop by to select a toy.<\/p>\n<p>Any business interested in participating in a collection activity to support the Bulldog Toy Drive is encouraged to contact the New Haven Community Foundation through their Facebook page (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newhavencommunityfoundation\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newhavencommunityfoundation\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The New Haven Community Foundation is a philanthropic organization established in 2013 by several residents\/business owners in New Haven, Indiana. The foundation is dedicated to supporting and uplifting the local community, with a particular focus on high school students and non-profit organizations in the New Haven area. 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