2025 Holiday Drive

We are excited to share the highlights of our 2025 Holiday Drive! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we were able to support 105 families. Their gratitude was deeply moving; together we helped brighten the holidays for 345 people of all ages. Approximately 175 individual donors along with school groups and local businesses, contributed more than 1,350 items. These donations included wish-list gifts (not including gift cards), food bags, cleaning bags, kitchen items, pajamas, socks, games, blankets, and other special items.

The annual holiday drive represents a monumental collective effort, led with dedication by Co-Chairs Doreen McGillis and Jeanne Swope, their committee, and more than 100 additional volunteers who contributed in both large and small ways throughout the drive. It is a true reflection of the strength of our community and its commitment to giving back.

Our families are so grateful not only for the gifts themselves, but for the kindness and care behind them. Knowing their community supports them during a time of hardship offers hope and reassurance that they are not alone.

Thank you to everyone who donated, shopped, wrapped, organized, and otherwise supported this year’s drive. You made a meaningful impact in someone’s life. 

2025 Holiday Drive Committee

Co-Chairs Doreen McGillis and Jeanne Swope, Suzi Alrutz, Ashley Altomare, Jeanne Braun, Tarin Cataldo, Laurie Doan, Lani Fabere, Meghan Jones, Marianne Marquet, Bonnie Motel, Story Picard, Kim Pittman, Stacy Warkentine Redlus, Mary Frances Szpila, Stephanie Thibault, Cammy Wagner, Maryann Walsh, Tina Whitlow

Individual Volunteers

Jean Allen, Christina Arnault, Jen Arnott, Bill Bellew, Marie-Pierre Crowe, Lisa Davis, Wendy DiRico, Julie and Rich DuTot, Missy Fennimore, Megan Fox, Betsy Friend, Cindy Gilroy, Laura Giordano, Sandi Gorman, Betty Hannan, Nancy Higgins, Allison Hotz, BIll Hudson, Kim Jamme, Helaine Leibowitz, Bernie Logan, Margaret MacKenzie, Amanda Miller, Evans Pancoast, Laura Pratt, David Williams

Local Groups and Business Volunteers and Donors

We are deeply grateful to St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Devon for once again generously allowing us to use their space for gift collection, organization, and delivery logistics.

Thank you to the following T/E School District groups that volunteered and/or donated wish list items along with other special items: Elementary Schools (Beaumont, Devon, Hillside, New Eagle, Valley Forge), TE Middle School and Valley Forge Middle School, TESD Administration, Conestoga High School T&E Care Student Club,  Conestoga High School Teams (Basketball-Girls, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Lacrosse-Boys, Lacrosse-Girls, Rowing, Sailing, Soccer-Boys, Soccer-Girls, Swim and Dive, Wrestling), and Ashley White’s 3rd grade class for decorating gift card envelopes.

Thank you to the following group and business donors:

• Over 200 containers of cookies from local Girl Scouts troops coordinated by Devon Dautrich
• 150 pairs of pajamas from the Plaid Pajamas Project coordinated by Pamela Badolato
• 50 holiday wreaths made by the Four Counties Garden Club
• TE Moms Collective
• Abby Schwartz Associates, LLC
• ACI – Administrative Concepts
• ACME
• HomeCooked, Paoli
• Keller Williams Real Estate
• Lockheed Martin
• Meghan Jones, Principal Financial
• Paoli Village Shoppes
• Penn Radiology at Valley Forge
• Reidenbach & Associates
• St. Norbert’s Churh
• Stillwater Capital Advisors
• Wegman’s – Malvern

Holiday Drive Donors

The following individuals supported our holiday drive through monetary support, purchasing and wrapping wishlist gifts, or providing gift cards. We sincerely thank you for your kindness and generosity, helping make the season brighter for so many of our neighbors.

Nicole Alexapoulos, Amy Allen, Andrew Allen, Ashley Altomare, Marianne Ambrogi, Grace Arnott, Elizabeth Ator, Frani Aufiero, Bree Bashour, Margaret Bellew, Nikki Bendl, Pattye Benson, Dee Bilotta, Katy Bishopric, Kathy Bosch, Karen Bossan, Chris Bradley, Roann Brown, Carmie Buchanan, Katie and Stephen Carrochi, Tarin and Paul Cataldo, Alissa Cerny, Vinay Charmoli, Lisa and Greg Chodaczek, Rebecca Christie, Caitlin Clason, John Cohen, Beth Cokley, Jennifer Collin, Louise Cook, Jacqui Cosgrove, Sarah Coveney, Michelle Craven, Susan Crocker, Caroline Dalrymple, Amy Daly, Lisa Davis, Jeanne Dechiario, Julie DeVuono, Viraj Dhumal, Alexis Kilullo, Helen Dirani, Wendy DiRico, Nicole Dressel, Sean Duffin, Aurore Dujardin, Julie DuTot, Steve Eberly, Zachery Edmonson, Megan Edwards, David Egan, Julia Fisher, Eileen Fox, Ann Fraser, Ruth Frey, Ellen Galka, Heather Gallagher, Laura Geib, Sandra Gilson, Carolyn Gladstone, Jocelyn Good, Karen Gorman, Sandi Gorman, Rita and Tim Gosnear, Amanda Greene, Gretchen Guttman, Margret Hagar, Amanda Hammond, Diane Harnish, Lindsey Hellberg, Allison Hesterman, Lisa Hickey, Nancy Higgins, Keith Hopkins, Jennifer Horan, Katrina Hottenstein, Raquel Hunter, Anne Ikeda, Amanda Ivory, Gerry Jaffe, Meghan Jones, Patrick Jones, Lyenne Jube, Patti Kennedy, Holly Keyser, Iryna Kiktova, Stephanie Kline, Amanda Knecht, Steph Kobilka, Karla Konz, Laura Koster, Karl Kraft, Ali Kresge, Anita Lalloo, Angela Lawton, Helaine Leibowitz, Elizabeth Ligon, kate Linaugh, Danyll Lockett, Bernie Logan, Nicole Lyons, Jamie MacGibbon, Gina MacGillivray, Margaret MacKenzie, Marianne Marquet, Matthew Mayberry, Diane Mayer, Maureen McBride, Kristin McElvogue, Doreen McGillis, Alicia Mendicino, Judy and Chris Mileto, Amanda Miller, Robin Moll, Katelyn Molnar, Kirstin Morris, Erin Moul, Beth Mulholland, Colleen Mullin, Rajendra Narikielli, Donna Nichols, Sara O’Brien, Marybeth Panaro, Kirsten Pastor, Kelley Peck, Melody Pentz, Elizabeth Pepe, Kristi Phipps, Lori Piccone, Debbie Pincar, Kim Pittman, Rhashida Pouncy, Lauren Proud, Maricel Quigley, Jamie Rash, Carrie Reif, Mary Reither, Melissa REmillard, Jacy Rider, Debbie Riener, Brucie Roberts-Rapoport, Jennifer Roessler, Sugata Roychowdhury, Margaret and Marc Ruschmann, Erin Russell, Kim Rycyzyn, Bineesh Sadasivakurup, Jane Sagedorph, Garabed Sarkessian, Elayne Schmidt, Diane Shew, Niherie Sladicka, Laurie Smith, Analisa and Christian Sondergaard, Kass Stein, Susie Stetson, Seethalakshmi, Subburaj, Jeanne and Doug Swope, Turan Tekcicek, Martha Thomson, Wendy Towle, Carrie Trecker, Vicki and Carter Trudel, Renuka Varry, Kate Vasudevan, Laurie Veacock, Krasimira Velikova-Blagoeva, Melissa Vermillion, Cammy Wagner, Maryann Walsh, Jaclyn Wertheimer, Sarmone Whykes, Fred Witzeling, Laura Wurzer, Kathleen Wylonis, Blair Yohannan, Sondra Zalewski

Photo Album

Photos contributed by Jenny Ham-Roberts and T&E Care volunteers