The 2026 Toy Drive
Every child deserves a Christmas morning.
This year we're giving Christmas presents to 20,000 children in need, delivered through Toys for Tots. Help us make sure Christmas is not cancelled for a single one. Everything on the site gives back!
Presents given so far
2,549 of 20,000
Toys and books, counted together. Every sweatshirt adds one more.
As featured in
Kicking Off Christmas 2026
Shawn Ryan Is Giving Kids a Christmas They’ll Never Forget
Shawn Ryan is donating $30,000 toward bikes and scooters, often the hardest gifts to get, so more kids wake up to the Christmas they’ve been dreaming of.
“Supporting our next generation and helping disadvantaged youth has long been a personal mission of mine. If this effort can bring a smile to these children and make a meaningful impact on their lives, participating is a clear choice.”Shawn Ryan
“I can’t tell you everything I got for Christmas growing up, but I’ll never forget the year I got a bike. Now, thanks to Shawn, kids who’ve spent Christmas wondering if anyone remembered them will wake up to a bike with their name on it.”Jen Lilley
Choose your gift
Give a Christmas
One "Christmas" is four toys for one child. Every donation is tax-deductible.
Give Christmas. Win Christmas.
Here's how it works
Christmas INC
Wear it. Give a toy.
Six weeks · Nov 1 – Dec 12
Give, and you could win
A new prize every week, plus one grand prize. Winners announced every week.
Week 1 · Nov 1–7
Jimmy + It's a Wonderful Life Movie Night1 Winner
Week 2 · Nov 8-14
Deck the Halls with Balsam Hill3 Winners
Week 3 · Nov 15-21
Trim the Mantel with Balsam Hill3 Winners
Week 4 · Nov 22-28
The Cozy Christmas Kitchen Kit5 Winners
Week 5 · Nov 29-Dec 5
Trim the Tree with Balsam Hill1 Winner
The Ultimate ChristmasEverything you see in a Christmas movie, minus the hunk. 😉
Our story
We're back.
In 2020, when everything was being canceled, I joked to a girlfriend, "They'd better not cancel Christmas." We laughed. Then it hit me: for so many families, Christmas might actually be canceled.
As a child advocate, I couldn't bear the thought of a child waking up on Christmas morning to nothing and wondering if they'd landed on the naughty list. And my momma heart broke for the parents. As a mom of five, I know Christmas is wonderful, but it can also be really stressful.
So I bought ChristmasIsNotCancelled.com (yes, "Cancelled" with two L's, like Lilley. Very British, very posh. Pinkies up!) and dreamed up a campaign to give 10,000 toys through Toys for Tots.
We hit that goal, and then some. But toys weren't the only thing that showed up that Christmas. You did. Year after year, you kept showing up, and somewhere along the way, we became a family. Together we grew to give about 25,000 toys and books every Christmas, and earned national recognition from Toys for Tots and Childhelp.
After a few years away, God gave me my own Christmas miracle, and Christmas Is Not Cancelled has come home. I can't wait to make Christmas memories with you again.
Love,
With thanks to our 2026 partners
