2023 Holiday Gifting EVENT SCHEDULE
These events are attended by families struggling with various degrees of life challenges. By participating, we believe that you will benefit as others have, by seeing the joy on the faces of those children receiving gifts for Christmas.
December 8:
FACSFAC 601 Oceana Blvd Auditorium 4:00-6pm Volunteer / RSVP required (call Pete Reuss 757-573-7387)
December 10:
Strike Fighter Squad 213 – D’Art Center 740 Bousch St. Norfolk 1:00-2pm / RSVP necessary (call Pete Reuss 757-573-7387)
December 13:
Diamond Springs Elementary School, 5225 Learning Circle Virginia Beach 5:30-7pm
December 15:
Blue Ribbon Results Academy, 883 Norfolk Sq. Norfolk 11am- 12:30pm
December 15:
Portlock Primary, 1857 Varsity Dr, Chesapeake 2:30-3:30pm
December 16:
FACT Family Day @ Camp Grom, 1181 Prosperity Rd, Virginia Beach 1:00-3:30pm
December 18:
Parkway Elementary School 4180 O’Hare Dr Virginia Beach 6:00-7:00pm
December 19:
Birdneck Elementary School, 957 S Birdneck Rd, Virginia Beach 5:30-7pm
December 20:
Virginia Beach Boys and Girls Club, 1505 Competitor Ct., Virginia Beach 5:15-6:30pm
December 22:
Oceana Naval Base Bowling Alley 911 E Ave #540, Virginia Beach 3:30-5:00pm / RSVP necessary, (call Pete Reuss 757-573-7387)
December 23:
Hilltop YMCA 1536 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach 10:30am-1:00pm
December 24:
Christmas Eve Gifting Event @ New Jerusalem Church, 118 Bishop Thoroughgood Ave, Virginia Beach 12:00-2:00pm
Dates to be determined:
Boys and Girls Club (Truitt in Chesapeake) 1100 Holly Rd 5:30-7:00pm
HOW IT ALL STARTED…
In 2004 my sister, Tracy Reuss Glasheen, inspired the Noblemen Toy Drive. In her last year battling breast cancer, Tracy decided to leave a lasting Christmas lesson on her three children. She asked each child to gather one of their favorite toys and get ready to give them away at a local homeless shelter. After much reluctance, they went to the shelter and their lives changed. They instantly realized, for the first time, how fortunate they were and saw other children with next to nothing. On the trip home, Tracy’s kids excitedly talked about more ways to give to their new friends in the shelter.
Tracy’s story sparked the idea to donate toys, find great local kids to give them to, and have our own children do the giving. In 2004, we gave 67 toys to 32 kids in an after school program. Flash forward to 2022, we gave out approximately 50,000 toys to more than 6,400 kids and nearly every toy was given to a child, by a child.
~Pete Reuss
