About the Santa Claus Fund

The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund provides 50,000 underprivileged children with a gift during the holidays. Discover the heart behind every gift box.

Santa Claus Fund Stories

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Dave Feschuk: Volunteers, spirit of generosity stood out at bleak Beijing Olympics

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‘Our donors are very loyal’: Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund hits its goal of delivering 50,000 gift boxes to kids across the GTA

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Frank Orr was the king of one-liners, and always had time for young journalists

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‘We need your help.’ Keep the spirit of giving alive by donating to the Star’s Santa Claus Fund

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Vinay Menon: My daughters are teenagers now, but Christmas is still about the kids

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This Blue Jays fan gave Aaron Judge’s home-run ball to a nearby kid. What happened next was ‘unbelievable’

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From barcodes to gift box deliveries, Mark Brandon is a ‘next-level’ Santa Claus Fund volunteer

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For Santa Claus Fund volunteer Don Ford, Christmas starts in September and sometimes means going without sleep

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My grandmother’s hug was worth that 20-hour flight

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We thought we had the perfect gift for Uncle Sheps — until we saw the naked women

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Nick Kypreos: A Maple Leafs calendar and a tale of survival: How a small act of charity can have big results

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She was the Toronto Star’s ‘Mrs. Claus’ and her devotion to the Santa Claus Fund was infectious

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After 86 years, this Etobicoke senior remembers her family’s long journey from Macedonia, and an unexpected gift that Christmas

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Gregor Chisholm: It’s been a banner year for women in baseball. The sport isn’t an all-boys club anymore

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After moving from my native Turkey I feel a kinship with the Great White North

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Heather Mallick: Christmas is all about children. You had better not crush their joy

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‘Always smiling.’ Inspiring story of family’s love for Canadian skier touched many

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Bob Hepburn: I’ll never forget the year a young Palestinian boy experienced the magic of Christmas thanks to a Muslim Santa

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Kind moms — and the Santa Claus Fund — made Christmas brighter in Flemingdon Park

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DeMar DeRozan and the spirit of giving — no questions asked

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What the Santa Claus Fund delivered: a warm glow of happiness and a cool orange hat

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A hockey stick curved the wrong way might not have been the best Christmas gift, but my memories are priceless

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How the NHL’s U.S. Thanksgiving secret became part of hockey’s DNA

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Magic happens at the Santa Claus Fund warehouse

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Yes, I loved presents … but I loved seeing family on Christmas more

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Mike Wilner: Remembering Dave Winfield’s wakeup call to Jays fans, amplified by the Star

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Susan Delacourt: Your gift to the Star’s Santa Claus Fund can help restore a child’s faith in joy and community

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Santa Claus Fund connects people from all over Toronto in the spirit of sharing

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Proudfoot Corner: Memories of 1 Yonge St. as Toronto Star prepares to move

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Yes, Santa came to Sundridge. But more importantly, my aunts, uncles and cousins did too

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Edward Keenan: Christmas is a ‘getting stuff’ holiday, but at its most joyful it’s a ‘giving stuff’ one, too

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Bruce Arthur: Are these dark times for you? Some people around us have it even tougher

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Proudfoot Corner launches just a month after Chester’s words came back to life in the Star’s pages

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What’s in the box? Secrets of the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund

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