Now through December 15, the community has a great way to bring Christmas cheer to local children in need.
Park Place Lexus Grapevine and GRACE Christmas Cottage, located at 3100 Timberline in Grapevine, invite you to drop off new, unwrapped toys at either location. These toys are then donated through GRACE's annual Christmas Cottage program. The Christmas Cottage is set up much like a typical retail store, giving local families in need the chance to get gifts for their kids.
Each qualified family is given a voucher with a value based on the number of children in the family, allowing the parents to “purchase” donated toys, home goods and appliances. This thoughtful approach allows families to budget their resources and select unique presents while preserving the family's dignity. More than 2,700 individuals and families are served at Christmas Cottage each holiday season. It is open for a full two weeks prior to Christmas.
To get things started, Park Place Lexus, the official “Drive For Toys” sponsor of the GRACE Christmas Cottage, hosted the kick off party on November 8 for the 2018 toy drive collection.
“We've partnered with GRACE for many years now,” Gary Venner, Park Place Lexus Grapevine General Manager, says via press release. “We are blessed to help local families through our support of the GRACE Christmas Cottage. We want to make sure every child in our community has the best possible Christmas. The GRACE Toy Drive makes it easy to participate.”
As guests arrived, they filled the back of several Lexus SUVs with Christmas toys. Attendees enjoyed a variety of food and drinks while gathering items to donate.
Don't have time to make it to the store? You can also make a monetary donation to the GRACE Christmas Holiday Fund at gracegrapevine.org.