Drive Locations & Community Events

Please join us in donating Toys, Gift Cards, Food, and Winter Gear to local individuals and families in need!

Help bring joy to local children in need this holiday season! We’re collecting:

• NEW, UNWRAPPED toys for children 0-10 years old
• Gift cards gift cards for children 11-18 years
• Non-perishable food items

Please drop donations off at CROSS Services during our hours of operation, visit one of our local drop off sites listed below, or if you’d prefer to shop online, please visit our Amazon Toy Shop and our Most Needed Food Wish List.

Find a donation drop-off site near you (below) or host your own!

December

• Burn Boot Camp Maple Grove, Coat Drive, All Month
• City of Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove Government Center, Toy Drive, 12/4-12/18, 8 am – 4:30 pm
  • Maple Grove Police Department, Toy & Gift Card Drive, 12/1-12/18, 8 am – 4:30 pm
  • Maple Grove Community Center, Toy Drive, 12/4-12/18, 8 am – 4:30 pm
• Culvers – Maple Grove, Food & Toy Drive, 12/1 – 12/16
• Culvers – Rogers, Food & Toy Drive, 12/1 – 12/16
• Curbside Waste, Dayton, Coat & Toy Drive, 12/1-12/23
• Fix Auto Collision Brooklyn Park, Toy Drive, 12/9-12/22
• Fix Auto Collision Maple Grove  Toy Drive, 12/9-12/22
• Markve, Zweifel & Heinrich Law Firm – Maple Grove, Toy Drive, 12/1-12/9
• Rush Creek Golf Club, Food and Toy Drive, 12/1 – 12/9
• State Farm – Rogers, Toy Drive, 12/1-12/24
• The Shoppes of Arbor Lakes, Toy Drive, 12/1-12/24

Special Events

• Maynard’s 100% Day, 12/1/25
• Lookout Bar & Grill – K102 & Maple Grove Crimson Football Food Drive for CROSS Services, 12/4/25
• Breakfast with Santa, Ticketed Event, 12/6
• Lunch with Santa, Ticketed Event, 12/6
• Mick Sterling Presents CRIMSON CHRISTMAS CHEER, Food Drive, 12/7, 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm
• Breakfast with Santa, hosted by Rogers Lions Club, 12/7, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
• The Vision Companies’ 40th Anniversary & Community Appreciation Event, Toy Drive, 12/11, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Santa at the Loop, Event, Food & Toy Drive, 12/13
• Santa at The Shoppes, Shoppes at Arbor Lakes Event & Toy Drive,12/6
• CP Holiday Train, 12/15 @6pm