Thursday, December 5, 2013

Holiday Hampers for local Victoria families 2013

Every year BDHQ takes on hampers for local families.  Now that we have two locations, we have taken on 10 local families, five per location.  All listed below.  Thank you in advance for your generous contributions year after year, and to our Ambassador Challengers who have kindly offered to help deliver them.

JOHNSON ST:

FAMILY #1
Parent : Single Dad

Kids:
1) 11year old male. Clothing size is 16 youth, shoe size is 8 men's. Gift ideas include anything from the skate shop (hats, accessories, etc) or gift card.
2) 10 year old male. Clothing size is 10 (12 for tops), shoe size is 4. Gift ideas include cars, action figures and graphic novels.
3) 8 year old male. Clothing size is 7/8. Gift ideas include Lego and action figures.
4) 6 month old male. Clothing size is 6-9 months. Gift ideas include infant toys and bedding for a crib.

A household gift idea for the parent/family would be towels. The family has allergies to olives.

FAMILY #2

Parents: Mom and Dad

Kids:
1) 13 year old male. Clothing size is men's small. Gift ideas include track pants, shirt and gloves.
2) 11 year old male. Clothing size is men's small. Gift ideas include skateboard and books for math.
3) 8 year old male. Clothing size is youth 10. Gift ideas include board games and a skateboard.
4) 3 year old male. Clothing size is youth 4T. Gift ideas include Toy Story stuff - Buzz Lightyear and Woody.

FAMILY #3
Parent: Single Mom

Kids:
1) 11 year old male. Clothing size 14, shoe size 7/8. Gift idea includes a scooter.
2) 8 year old female. Clothing size is 12, shoe size is 3. Gift idea includes Monster High dolls.
3) 4 year old male. Clothing size is 5, shoe size is 10. Gift idea includes cars and a track.

No food issues - they shop at Save-On Foods.


FAMILY #4
Parents: Mom and Dad
Kids:
1) 12 year old female. She wears size medium in women's clothes. Gift ideas include pyjama's.
2) 9 year old female. She wears size small in women's clothes. Gift ideas include also pyjama's.


FAMILY #5
Parents: Mom and Dad

Kids:
1) 5 year old female. Wears size 6. Gift ideas include Barbie stuff.
2) 5 year old male. Wears size 6x. Gift ideas include Wrestler stuff.

QUESNEL ST:

FAMILY #1

Parents: Mom and Dad

Kids:
1. Boy age 9 - size 7, Batman games and/or football games for Xbox 360. Huge football fan and plays football in the spring and fall so anything football related is a winner. Science games, Chapter books like the lightning thief or superman.
2. Girl age 7 - size 8/9, Monster high dolls/accessories, "loom" for making elastic bracelets, Monster high bedding, Diary with lock and key, Chapter books
3. Girl age 5 - size 5/6, Hello kitty bedding/dolls/toys, Learning games, Lala loopsy doll. Doll house accessories, Fur real friends (toy animals)
4. Girl age 4 - size 5, Princess dolls, play kitchen and/or accessories, Sophia the first* doll, My little ponies. Princess Bedding Preferred grocery store: Fairway market Preferred general shopping store: Walmart Allergies: none

FAMILY #2
Parent: Single Mom

Kids:
1. 9 year old boy, Gift list: Canucks Jersey (lg youth/sm adult) Lego City Hockey stick, Hockey net, Goalie gear, Soccer ball, Clothes size; 14/16

Preferred grocery store: Fairways or Thrifty's
General shopping Store: Walmart Special needs - we have a cat.


FAMILY #3

Parents: Mom and Dad

Kids:
1. 9yr old girl, size 10, MP3 Player, Porcelain Tea Set, Hair Accessories medium/long hair, loves pink, really wants an over sized stuffy, warm fuzzy socks
2. 10 yr old girl, size 16, MP3 Player, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid novels, Hair Accessories shorter hair, Really wants an over sized stuffy, warm fuzzy socks
3. 10 yr old girl, size 16, MP3 Player, A Ghost In the Attic and Aliens in the basement novels, Hair Accessories, medium/long hair Really wants an over sized stuffy warm fuzzy socks

Preferred grocery store: Usually Thrifty's and Fairway Market General shopping: Walmart

FAMILY #4

Parents: Mom and Dad

Kids:
1. 10 yr old boy, loves Lego
2. 1 yr old girl, baby clothes

Preferred grocery store: Fairways and Walmart The mom is allergic to peanuts, nuts and sesame seeds

FAMILY #5
Parents: Single Mom

Kids:
1. 4yr old girl who’s 5th birthday is on December 29. Interested in swimming, dancing, and movies, likes crafts and Barbies, size 5/6. Mom likes coconut scented things....

Preferred grocery store: Thrifty foods and Costco
Preferred general store: Walmart 4yr old has a hypersensitivity to milk