Operation Santa Claus
Thank you to our 2020 Donors and Supporters!
So much love and spirit was put into this year's OSC, and everyone was so excited to see Santa Claus and his elves and to receive their Christmas presents! We hope to continue this momentum of sharing this love and spirit with our beloved consumers for the next year!
Dear Friends of Mental Health,
We at Mental Health America in Montgomery are hosting our 69th Annual Operation Santa Claus on Friday, December 18, 2020. We need your help to ensure Christmas gifts, Christmas cheer and a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus to members of our Friendship Club and residents of the Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority group homes in the Tri County area. Our need is to help adults with mental illness, as many of these individuals have no family to support them. Your monetary gift will provide for not only this season’s Operation Santa Claus but also to maintain our programs in support of our participants working towards recovery.
Past gifts have blessed their lives and have been so appreciated. We hope Operation Santa Claus will be part of your holiday giving. Please consider donating below.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Crumpton - President, Board of Directors
Cynthia Bisbee, Ph.D. - Executive Director, MHA Montgomery
Opportunities for giving this year look quite different than in previous years. Although we cannot host our tradition Christmas meal, we still intend to provide cheer, a gift from Santa, and food to our participants. You can volunteer to help in the following ways.
- Giving monetary donations for gifts on the participants' wish lists.
- Wrapping and organizing gifts.
If you prefer to make a monetary donation so that our team of volunteers can shop for gifts and food items, please click on the "Donate" button below.
Sign up for Operation Santa Claus today!
Examples of Gifts That We Will be GiVING TO our Consumers
Clothes for Him
Clothes for Him
Clothes for Him
- Shirts
- Pants
- Pajamas
- Underwear
- Socks
- Sweaters
Arts & Crafts
Clothes for Him
Clothes for Him
- Painting Supplies
- Art Supplies
- DIY Kits
- Educational Kits
- Craft Kits
- Jewelry Kits
Clothes for Her
Clothes for Him
Clothes for Her
- Blouses
- Sweaters
- Pajamas
- Socks
- Purses
- Gowns
Thank You to Our 2019 Donors and Supporters!
Thank you so much for all those who helped make 2019 OSC a great success! There was a lot of good food, fun, and fellowship with all the consumers. The participants especially enjoyed receiving their Christmas presents, meeting Santa Claus and his family, and partaking in the Christmas dinner
Dr. Guy Renfroe & Students
Facebook Donors and Supporters
Fire Brand Ministries
Grace Episcopal Church
Hobbs Foundation
Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority
Mr. & Ms. Tom Waldrip
Mr. Arch Lee
Mr. Charles Jinright
Mr. Jim & Cathy Ridling
Mr. Jim L. Ridling
Mr. Richard Bollinger
Mr. Wayne & Shan Russell
Mrs. Paity Wallace
Ms. Carolyn Dunlavy
Ms. Charlene Roberson
Ms. Charlotte English
Ms. Judy Johnson
Ms. Kathleen Wilkowski
Ms. Marjorie Callander
Ms. Merle Walters
Pike Road Civic Club
A History of Operation Santa Claus
Operation Santa Claus is a long-standing holiday project of Mental Health America in Montgomery. Started in 1952 by MHA volunteer Alice Kidd, the event is an annual gift drive to benefit individuals served by the mental health system. Organizers felt the project would be a worthwhile way to ensure gifts would be distributed to individuals who may not have family with whom to share the holidays.
In the River Region, Operation Santa Claus provides gifts for members of the Friendship and Open Door Clubs, Mental Health Authority group homes, day treatment and CHOICES’ programs, area foster homes, and residents of state mental health facilities. It takes everyone working together to make sure that those who have mental illness are not forgotten during the holidays.