Aaron Bowlby Toy Drive 2023

The 2023 Aaron Bowlby Toy Drive is here!

We are continuing to offer GoFundMe as a donation option for the 2023 giving season.

2022 by the numbers: $3500 cash donation & 400 toys collected for Newberg/Dundee kids!

50 additional toys were donated out of the area in Aaron’s memory.

A Legacy Carried On:

The first Christmas after Aaron graduated from high school he was working, and he decided that he wanted to help a child in need at Christmas. He chose a 6 year old boy who wanted a bicycle and went and picked out a nice bike and helmet. He delivered the bike himself to the boy's parents on Christmas Eve 2000. It is with this same heart that we now collect toys for the Newberg Toy and Joy. We will deliver them by December 15th in honor of Aaron’s birthday. I encourage each and everyone to donate to the Newberg Toy and Joy or help a family in need this Christmas in memory of Aaron.

Thank you!

Love,

Janis Bowlby and Family

To follow our story of collecting and giving please follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AaronBowlbyToysdrive/

Newberg Toy and Joy:

This program began in a firefighter’s garage in 1929. The goal was to provide presents for Newberg area children who without this program would not receive anything for Christmas. Through yearly fundraising efforts and incredible community support, the program has expanded and continued. In 2017, approximately 900 children received multiple gifts. This is truly an amazing program!

Recent article about the program - https://pamplinmedia.com/nbg/142-news/413725-315083-the-toy-and-joy-tradition-continues-on