The Williams College Center for Community Engagement

Contact: Captain Mary Eager, North Adams Salvation Army, (413) 663-7987 Collecting toys for area children for the holidays – get houses, teams, departments, offices, etc. to ’sponsor’ a child. Contact Mary in October or so and get in touch with Barb Agostini in the Campus Life Office [(413) 597-2546] – she will be very helpful with the collection of the gifts. Generally around $40-$60 should be spent per child, so groups can use this to decide how many children they want to take. Try to put out an initial ad blitz to the Williams community (including faculty and staff) before Thanksgiving to get it on everyone’s radar. Most people will sign up the week after Thanksgiving, giving them about two or so weeks, as gifts are usually due on the Friday of finals (it’s best to set a soft deadline of Thursday, since almost everyone will get the presents in late)