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Host a Holiday Gift Drive to support patients at Rogers

Being away from loved ones over the holidays while experiencing the challenges that come with mental health and addiction treatment can be especially difficult for patients at Rogers Behavioral Health.

Many people do not realize the extent of patients at Rogers whose severity of symptoms will make it unlikely that they will return home from residential treatment in time for the holidays, or whose family resources will make it prohibitive to participate in the gift-giving season.

Each year, individuals, organizations, retailers, and corporations hold clothing or toy drives for children served by a wide variety of non-profits. This season, will you please consider Rogers for your charitable giving?

How to host a drive:

Please let us know when you plan to hold a gift drive and which Rogers’ location you’d like to support. Contact Linda Shieble in the Foundation office at 262-646-1652 or linda.schieble@rogersbh.org.
Gifts are due to the Rogers location of your choice by December 4.

1. Set out a drop box with our Wish List flyer.
  Display the flyer next to a drop box (barrel, box, etc.) and invite your friends or colleagues to bring in items during a designated timeframe. Have the items delivered to the Rogers location of your choice by December 4.
2. Purchase items from the Faith Factory Gift Registry.
  Purchase items from a Gift Registry hosted by local SE Wisconsin retailer Faith Factory featuring uplifting gifts for mental health, recovery, and well-being as sold at Rogers Behavioral Health’s gift shop.
3. Purchase items from our Amazon Wish List.
  For your convenience, an Amazon Wish List has been created. At check-out, choose to send items to yourself for an in-person gift drive or ship items directly to the Rogers location of your choice or to Rogers Foundation (34700 Valley Road, Oconomowoc, WI 53066) for general distribution.
4. Collect cash gifts.
  Outright donations assist the Foundation in filling in the gaps and allow us to purchase specialty items as requested by our clinical teams. Gifts can be made online or mailed to Rogers Foundation to 34700 Valley Road Oconomowoc, WI 53066.

Considerations:

Download the 2024 Wish List flyer

Donations of new, unused items or monetary gifts go a long way in making the overall treatment experience more comfortable, reducing anxiety, and brightening someone’s holiday season. Our patients have special requirements, so please consider the following when selecting your gifts:

Ages 10 years and up
All items must be new
No games with themes of violence
No items containing Latex or sharp edges
No items or gift cards with religious themes (Christmas/Hanukkah/etc.)
Do not wrap gifts

Choose gifts among the following categories:
arts and crafts | comfort | games | gift cards ($10) | mindfulness activities

Who can host a drive:

Anyone can host a gift drive! Here are a few examples:

Individuals
Businesses and corporations
Schools and school organizations (ex. National Honor Society, Student Council, etc.)
Churches and youth groups

Community service clubs (Women’s Club, etc.)
Retailers
Fitness clubs
Annual friend/family gatherings
And many more!

*PLEASE NOTE: The Foundation makes every attempt to distribute an equal amount of gifts to patients within our home-base of Wisconsin. Any unused gifts from the Holiday Drive will continue to be given to patients by their clinical team after the season is over. Donations to Rogers’ locations outside of Wisconsin will be distributed to patients under the discretion of that location’s clinical team.

Stories of Support & Thanks

Holiday Gift Drive event impacts community inside and outside of Rogers Behavioral Health

Veteran Holiday Drive donor Pure Barre Delafield happy to help patients at Rogers

Gift Drive in Sheboygan run by Howards Grove High School students support Rogers