Cares For Kids 2023 is LIVE NOW! Help us send holiday cheer to kids up and down the Valley!


UPDATE: WRSI Cares for Kids 2023 has completed for this year. Thank you for participating and Happy Holidays!

Please remember to bring the unwrapped, labeled gift to one of our drop-off locations by Tuesday, December 12th:

Windham County:

H&R Block, 747 Putney Rd, Brattleboro, VT (Mon: 9 AM – 2 PM, Tues: 11 AM – 4 PM. Wed/Thurs: 9 AM – 4 PM)

Franklin County:

-Green Field’s Market, 144 Main Street, Greenfield, MA

McCusker’s Market, 3 State Street, Shelburne Falls, MA

Atlas Farm Store, 218 Greenfield Rd, South Deerfield MA

Hampshire County:

-Simple Gifts Farm Store, 1089 N Pleasant St, North Amherst, MA 01002

UMass Five College Federal Credit Union, 200 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA (near the Amherst town line)

UMass Five College Federal Credit Union, 225 King Street Northampton, MA

The WRSI River Studios, 15 Hampton Avenue, Northampton, MA

Galaxy Restaurant, 60 Main St, Easthampton, MA (Wednesday-Saturday, 5-9pm)

The Old Creamery Coop, 445 Berkshire Trail (MA Route 9), Cummington, MA 01026

Join The River Cares for Kids today, and help make the season brighter for our neighbors! 

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The 2023 Cares for Kids program works with Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies up and down the Valley to help provide holiday gifts to over 200 local kids. Won’t you help a local kid have a happier holiday this year?

Please visit our gift list right here. Pick a kid (or kids) to give a gift to. Follow the simple instructions on our site and

The River’s Cares for Kids campaign is supported by these fine sponsors:

       

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