How You Can Help

What We Need

The sooner we receive your donations, the sooner we can begin putting everything together. It is never too early to donate and the earlier we get started, the better. Shopping for a large number of teenagers takes quite a bit of time!

Be A Santa needs your help!

What We Need

The sooner we receive your donations, the sooner we can begin putting everything together. It is never too early to donate and the earlier we get started, the better. Shopping for a large number of teenagers takes quite a bit of time!

Be A Santa needs your help!

🎁 Donations for Kids

  • Cash donations
  • Small and medium size stuffed animals
  • Sporting goods and basketballs, footballs, utility balls
  • Stocking stuffers: Candy, school supplies, art supplies, diaries.
  • Plush/Stuffed Toys: Medium sized plush character figures, throws or pillows of a popular cartoon. We need plush figures such as Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Care Bears, Tweety, Taz, Mickey and Minnie and Sponge Bob Square Pants.
  • Throws/Blankets: Colorful or with characters.
  • Books: Teen series books, (Goosebumps, Harry Potter, Soup for the Soul, books, poetry, comic books, etc.)
  • Personal Care Products: Hair products, cologne, nail polish, bath soaps
  • Board games, comics & card games: These are great for both the boys and the girls.

🎁 Donations for Kids

  • Cash donations
  • Small and medium size stuffed animals
  • Sporting goods and basketballs, footballs, utility balls
  • Stocking stuffers: Candy, school supplies, art supplies, diaries.
  • Plush/Stuffed Toys: Medium sized plush character figures, throws or pillows of a popular cartoon. We need plush figures such as Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Care Bears, Tweety, Taz, Mickey and Minnie and Sponge Bob Square Pants.
  • Throws/Blankets: Colorful or with characters.
  • Books: Teen series books, (Goosebumps, Harry Potter, Soup for the Soul, books, poetry, comic books, etc.)
  • Personal Care Products: Hair products, cologne, nail polish, bath soaps
  • Board games, comics & card games: These are great for both the boys and the girls.

🎄 Foster House Donations

Items we provide to the foster houses are for the benefit of all the kids who live there. Some of the items we look for each year include:

  • New and used DVDs (rated G or PG13).
  • DVD players (used is great!)
  • Board games and educational computer games.
  • Balls of all kinds (basketball, football, soccer, etc.)
  • Books (All age-appropriate reading levels and genres, new & used).
  • Crochet yarn, hooks and patterns or how-to books. The girls really enjoy this as a hobby.

🎄 Foster House Donations

Items we provide to the foster houses are for the benefit of all the kids who live there. Some of the items we look for each year include:

  • New and used DVDs (rated G or PG13).
  • DVD players (used is great!)
  • Board games and educational computer games.
  • Balls of all kinds (basketball, football, soccer, etc.)
  • Books (All age-appropriate reading levels and genres, new & used).
  • Crochet yarn, hooks and patterns or how-to books. The girls really enjoy this as a hobby.

🎒 For Homeless Teens

Penny Lane has a Homeless Shelter for youth. For those kids:

  • Sleeping bags
  • Jackets and raincoats
  • Blankets
  • Personal care products
  • Backpacks

We provide meals, showers, bunks and medical referrals. There are numerous services we can provide if we can get the kids to use them.

Learn where to send items at the bottom of this page!

 

🎒 For Homeless Teens

Penny Lane has a Homeless Shelter for youth. For those kids:

  • Sleeping bags
  • Jackets and raincoats
  • Blankets
  • Personal care products
  • Backpacks

We provide meals, showers, bunks and medical referrals. There are numerous services we can provide if we can get the kids to use them.

Learn where to send items at the bottom of this page!

🎄 Holiday Tree & Party

Be A Santa uses the money you donate to purchase what we don’t get donated such as decor and a Holiday tree and to throw the kids a special holiday party, which is when they receive their gifts.

Thank you so much for your generosity, and may you and yours have a joyous Holiday Season!

Learn how to donate below.

 

🎄 Holiday Tree & Party

Be A Santa uses the money you donate to purchase what we don’t get donated such as decor and a Holiday tree and to throw the kids a special holiday party, which is when they receive their gifts.

Thank you so much for your generosity, and may you and yours have a joyous Holiday Season!

Learn how to donate below. 

How to Donate

Monetary Donations

For Monetary donations, please click the button below!

Checks

Checks should be made out to Penny Lane and please put Be A Santa in the memo so the funds are credited to our program. 

Send to:
Penny Lane – Be A Santa c/o Nydia Barakat
Director of Fund Development
10526 Dubnoff Way North Hollywood, CA 91606

Please email us and let us know you sent in a donation so we can track it and also to thank you! pat@questretreats.com

Item Donations

For physical donations of items for the kids, please send to:
Penny Lane
Be A Santa c/o Nydia Barakat

10526 Dubnoff Way North Hollywood, CA 91606  

Please email us and let us know you send in a donation so we can track it and also to thank you! pat@questretreats.com
Thank you!

How to Donate

Monetary Donations

For Monetary donations, please click the button below!

Checks

Checks should be made out to Penny Lane and please put Be A Santa in the memo so the funds are credited to our program. 

Send to:
Penny Lane – Be A Santa c/o Nydia Barakat
Director of Fund Development
10526 Dubnoff Way North Hollywood, CA 91606

Please email us and let us know you sent in a donation so we can track it and also to thank you! pat@questretreats.com

Item Donations

For physical donations of items for the kids, please send to:
Penny Lane
Be A Santa c/o Nydia Barakat

10526 Dubnoff Way North Hollywood, CA 91606  

Please email us and let us know you send in a donation so we can track it and also to thank you! pat@questretreats.com
Thank you!

Monetary Donations 

Contact & Updates

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Patricia Tallman's Facebook and Instagram 

Be A Santa Newsletter

 

Checks and Physical Donations

Checks should be made out to Penny Lane with Be A Santa in the memo.

Send to:
Penny Lane - Be A Santa c/o Nydia Barakat
Director of Fund Development
10526 Dubnoff Way North Hollywood, CA 91606

Please email us and let us know you sent in a donation: pat@questretreats.com