The Lamoille Family Center organizes two projects every year to make the holidays a bit brighter for area families.

The Holiday Project will take place on December 19th at St Theresa’s Parish in Hyde Park Village, when parents (or guardians) who have registered with the Family Center choose new toys for their children as well as donated books, hats and mittens.  Families must complete 2 hours of community service during the year in order to participate in this project.

If you are a family that could use the extra assistance during this holiday season, call Wendy to get details and register at 888-5229.

If you would like to help, you can:

• Donate new, unwrapped toys, stocking stuffers, hats and mittens for children up to age 12
• Donate money to be used to purchase toys needed for a particular age group of children
• Donate new or used children’s books
• Volunteer your time to help staff the event
• Refer families in need to this project
• Ask friends, family, co-workers, etc to donate items to this project

For more information, please contact Wendy Chauvin at 888-5229 ext 120 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Adopt a Family Project requires families to be referred by a service provider to participate in this project, where they are matched with a donor (family, business, religious group, etc) who shops for the members of the family based upon items listed on a wish list that the family creates.  Families can only participate in this project once in a lifetime.

To refer a family, call Veronica at 888-5229.

If you would like to help, you can:

• Become a donor (alone or as part of a larger group)
• Refer families in need to this project (direct them to an area service provider who they work with to make the referral)
• Asking friends, family, co-workers, etc to become a donor

For more information about becoming a donor, please contact Becky Gonyea at 888-5229 ext 125 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .