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Easter Baskets of Plenty: Drive for Joy is Underway

Each year, Catholic Charities creates Easter baskets for the children of low-income families they serve throughout their various programs.

They request assistance each year in providing these Easter baskets in the following ways:

In-Kind Donations: 

  • Easter baskets, plastic eggs, fake grass, candy, toys, misc. other items. (Examples can be found here)

Cash Donations:

  • by mail: Catholic Charities DOSP, 6247 Seminole Blvd., Ste. 400, Seminole, FL 33772
  • by text: DONATEFORJOY to 44834
  • online: https://onecau.se/donateforjoy

Volunteers:

  • Drive donations to our two assembly locations
  • Help assemble Easter baskets April 11 - April 18 (at two assembly locations)
  • Help at Holy Saturday (April 19) celebration event in Dover

Collection and Drop-Off Locations for Donations:

  • Catholic Charities will provide collection bags (large blue IKEA canvas shopping bags)
  • Weekly (IF no volunteers to drive gifts to our assembly spots) or more if necessary

The Easter Baskets of pLENTy: Drive for Joy will take place Wednesday March 5 – April 11, 2025.

Catholic Charities has established the following sites as donation collection/drop-off locations:

  • Admin Offices – 6247 Seminole Blvd., Ste. 400, Seminole | 727-893-1314
  • Tampa Center – 2021 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa | 813-631-4370 (assembly)
  • Tampa Hope – 3704 E. 3rd Ave., Tampa | 813-415-8002
  • Foundations of Life Dade City – 37733 Meridian Ave. | 352-521-1218
  • Foundations of Life Spring Hill – 8370 Forest Oaks Blvd. | 352-686-9897 (call first)
  • San Jose Mission – 3238 San Jose Mission Dr., Dover | 813-707-7416 (assembly)

The following parishes have also offered to act as collection/drop-off locations:

  • Citrus – St. Thomas the Apostle (Fr. Diaz/Karen Robben): 352-628-7000
  • Hernando – St. Anthony the Abbot (Fr. Pecchie/Diane Lynn): 352-796-2096 x104
  • Pasco – Our Lady of the Rosary (Fr. Paskert/Danielle Murphy): 813-909-7536
  • Pinellas – St. Catherine of Siena (Msgr. Morris/Leslie D’Elia): 727-531-7721 x107
  • Pinellas – Pastoral Center (Dr. Locey/Gabriella Bertram): 727-344-1611 x5410
  • Hillsborough – Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Fr. Kyle Smith/Michelle Wolfinger): 813-248-5701

There are two assembly locations: Tampa Center and San Jose Mission Community Center. Location information is listed above.

Holy Saturday (April 19) basket hand-out and activities event for children: Pope John Paul II Community Center at San Jose Mission in Dover

Catholic Charities Key Contact: Lou Ricardo | lricardo@ccdosp.org | 727-270-0318

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg is funded in part by the Catholic Ministry Appeal. For more information about the Catholic Ministry Appeal or to make a contribution, please visit www.dosp.org/catholicministryappeal.

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