The Holiday of HEROs (H.O.H.) program allows us to partner with other AIDS organizations and hospitals in Georgia to provide children affected by HIV and AIDS with one item they need and one gift they want during the holiday season. Our partner organizations include Status: Home, Inc., AID Atlanta, and Live Forward, as well as pediatric AIDS clinics in Atlanta, Athens, Macon, Augusta, Albany, and Savannah. An HIV/AIDS diagnosis for those living in low-income families, which is our highest service population, usually comes with great financial difficulty due to healthcare costs and the inability of an infected adult to work consistently.
Last year, the community helped H.E.R.O. for Children provide gifts for over 381 children! This success was due to the commitment of businesses, churches, community partners and individuals who sponsored children, supplied gifts and gift cards, and provided monetary donations. This year, we are inviting businesses, community partners, churches and individuals to get involved, once more, with this exciting program. This is how you can help:
- Sponsor a child/ren
H.O.H. is driven by the generosity of individuals, families, church organizations and local businesses who "adopt" children. Matching children with donors and delivering the gifts to the kids before the holidays requires tremendous coordination. Donors will receive a child ID number, age, and gender. Donor and recipient personal information is strictly confidential. Children information are typically distributed to donors in early to mid-November. If you are interested in this opportunity, please download, complete and submit the HOH Donor Registration form located on the right.
- Purchasing and donating toys, clothing and/or gift cards for children of all ages
Individuals, organizations, and groups are invited to donate books, gift cards, toiletries, board games, dolls, toys, electronics, etc., which will be distributed directly to HERO clients. See our ‘Most Requested Gift Items’ list for donation ideas. In addition, we have created an Amazon Wish List of popular presents for the kids. This provides an additional, convenient way to donate gifts to the Holiday of HEROs program. Click here to visit our wish list, and have your donations shipped directly to H.E.R.O. for Children's office.
- Make a monetary donation which will be used to purchase gifts
Become a HERO for the holiday! For just $75.00, one child will receive at least 3 gift items for the holiday season.
You may mail a check to H.E.R.O. for Children, Inc., 580 W. Crossville Road, Suite 204, Roswell GA 30075 (please indicate "Holiday of HEROs" on your check's memo section). If you prefer to make an online contribution, please see donation form on the right.
- Donate services (i.e. catering (full, hot meal, desserts, and beverages), decorating, photography, and DJ)
Individuals, companies or groups are invited to donate their services during our annual holiday party (i.e. catering (full, hot meal, desserts, and beverages), decorating the venue, photographing the event, DJ services, costume character services and more)
- Volunteer Your Time
Groups/Individuals have the opportunity to volunteer in the following areas:
- Wrapping gifts for children
- Holiday party event setup
- Manning food and activity stations
- Handing out gifts during the holiday party
- Cleanup and breakdown after the holiday party
- Help “spread the news” that we need holiday gifts for children infected with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS.
If you would like to support our Holiday of HEROs Program, please complete and submit the Holiday of HEROs Donor Registration Form so that we know how you would like to help this year.
