The Annual Toy & Food Drive

What it is

Every year, Ski’s Open Heart Foundation collects unwrapped toys, gift cards, and food for kids and families on Long Island. It continues something Mark started on his own, years before the foundation existed — driving toys to children at Stony Brook Hospital with his family. We’ve kept doing it every year since.

Everything collected is delivered by hand, by the family.

Bags and boxes of donated toys and gifts stacked in a room, ready for delivery.
A year’s collection, sorted and ready to go out.

This year’s drive

We’re confirming this year’s dates and drop-off locations. For the most current information, call (631) 987-8847, email info@skisopenheart.com, or check our Facebook page.

How to help

Drop off unwrapped toys, gift cards, or non-perishable food, or call us to arrange a pickup.

What’s usually most needed:

  • Toys for kids, newborn through age 15
  • Gift cards for teens, ages 15–18

If you’d rather give money, donations are used to buy toys and gift cards directly.

See how to give Contact us

Who it helps

Over the years, drive donations have gone to organizations including:

  • Suburban Children’s Inc.
  • American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244
  • Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  • The Retreat
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Toys for Hope
  • Cohen Children’s Medical Center
  • Lighthouse Mission
  • Brighter Tomorrows
  • Town of Brookhaven Youth Bureau
  • Goodfellow’s Charity (Michigan)

We’ve also delivered directly to individual 9/11 families, veteran families, and veterans’ homes, depending on who needs it most that year.