Holiday Toy Drive Benefiting the Dr. Piper Center Annual Christmas Party in Fort Myers

Holiday Toy Drive Benefiting the Dr. Piper Center Annual Christmas Party

Ella Mae's Diner at Luminary Hotel & Co. Collecting Toys for the Dr. Ella Mae Piper Center Annual Christmas Party.

Ella Mae’s Diner Holiday Toy Drive for Dr. Piper Center

Ella Mae’s Diner at Luminary Hotel & Co. is inviting the public to participate in a holiday toy drive to benefit the annual Children’s Christmas Party coordinated by the Dr. Piper Center for Social Services. Donations of unwrapped toys can be brought to Ella Mae’s Diner through Sunday, Dec. 20.

Held on Christmas Day every year since 1915, the Children’s Christmas Party was started by Sarah Williams, mother of Dr. Ella Piper, for whom Ella Mae’s Diner is named. Over more than a century, the Christmas Party has grown from an original gathering of 15 little girls to more than 600 children. When Williams died in 1926, Ella Mae carried on her mother’s work with the assistance of many local churches, businesses, and community friends who donated gifts for the children. Since Dr. Piper’s death in 1954, the annual Christmas Party has continued uninterrupted through the faithful efforts of local citizens.

Categories: Fundraising & Charity | Holiday

This event repeats daily for 25 times: