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STUFF THE TRAILER

Thank you all! We had a very successful Stuff the Trailer event in 2023 and look forward to doing it again in 2024.

What is "Stuff The Trailer?"

Hoff Celebration of Life Center, the Loos Team - Keller Williams Premier Realty, and Jay & Dee’s Special T’s, are teaming up this Holiday season to “Stuff the Trailer” and bless the families of the Winona Little Warriors Drumline and the East End Recreation Center. If you are not familiar with these amazing programs in Winona, the drumline is a place for children to learn to play the drums and be a part of a team, at no cost to them. The East End Recreation Center is the location the drumline practices at, and is in need of items for their Care Closet and Snack Cupboard.

 

The Winona Little Warriors Drumline was started by Andre and Tara Bailey in 2019 as a way to get kids involved. In an article for LiveWell Winona in October of 2020, Tara said:

 

“Aside from teaching these kids the skill of how to play the drums, and showing them something that is different, fun and engaging; our primary goal when we started this program was to help educate, empower, and uplift the kids in the community. We also strive to instill in each of them the importance of working as a team, why having discipline is instrumental in everything that they do, the importance of having respect for authority and to look out for one another wherever they go. You have to keep in mind that this drumline brought together the bullies and the kids that were getting bullied, and had them really work together and learn to embrace each other’s differences. These were kids that perhaps wouldn’t have ever been in the same “social circles” at school, but they have come together for something that they have found that they all love- drumming.”

 

To read the full article, click here.

 

It is important to understand that a vast majority of the children and families in the Winona Little Warriors Drumline are from low-income households where it can be extremely difficult to provide a memorable Christmas for them. The drum line is working on securing sponsorships for each of these children and families. And this is where we come in. We are hoping to “Stuff the Trailer” with household and family items that will be dispersed to families in need within the drum line. 

 

What can you do? If you are able to help out these families, take a look at the list below and purchase what you can. Or you can make a monetary donation towards equipment that the drumline needs.

What should I give?

Here’s a list of ideas for what people could donate for a “fill the trailer” toy drive hosted by the Loos Team, Hoff Funeral Home, and Jay & Dee's Special T's.


These are all things that we would be able to spread out to all of the families being blessed this year.

  • Kitchen towels/dish cloths/oven mitts
  • Bath linens (Towels, washcloths, etc.)
  • Cleaning supplies (dish soap, sponges, clorox sprays, clorox wipes, etc.)
  • Paper towels & toilet paper
  • Toothpaste & toothbrushes
  • Deodorants (male & female)
  • Lip gloss/lip balm/chapstick
  • Candles/Wax Warmers
  • Tupperware sets
  • Bubble bath & bath bombs
  • Throw blankets
  • Bundles of kids socks (boys & girls)
  • Bundles of adult socks (mens & womens)
  • Kids alarm clocks & night lights
  • Puzzles
  • Board games & card games
  • Bubbles
  • Animals that make sounds
  • Science kits/jewellry sets/arts & crafts kits/slime kits/etc.
  • Coloring books/crayons/markers/etc.
  • Baby dolls & accessories
  • Barbies/Playsets/Accessories
  • Disney movie character dolls (all ethnicities)
  • DC/Marvel superhero figurines (i.e. Black Panther, Superman, etc.)
  • Animal figurines
  • Lego sets (boys & girls sets)
  • Kitchen/cooking playsets
  • Playsets made for boys and/or girls (all varieties & types)
  • Hot wheels & race tracks
  • Remote control cars
  • Books
  • Outdoor games for kids/families (sports, water toys, etc)
  • Nerf guns w/darts

 

TO HELP W/SUPPLIES:

  • Candy to stuff stockings with
  • Wrapping paper (all colors/kinds)
  • Gift bags (variety of different sizes) 
  • Gift card holders (all sizes)
  • Bows
  • Tissue paper
  • Clothing boxes

 

 

Cash or check

  • (payable to Winona’s Little Warriors Drumline)

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