Seasonal Ministries

Christmas Toy Store
     On select days in early December, low-income families will have the opportunity to purchase new Christmas toys and gift items for their children, at an 80% discount off the retail price! (Parent is paying only 20% of the cost). Last year’s Toy Store served over 550 families who shopped for more than 1700 children! 320 Volunteers donated 1414 hours to prepare and operate the store!
     This year’s “campaign” for donations will begin early October (but we accept donations ANYTIME!) We will need lots of new, unwrapped toys (please leave price tag on each item).

This year’s “campaign” for donations will begin early October (but we accept donations ANYTIME!) We will need lots of new, unwrapped toys (please leave price tag on each item).
New Items needed:
CD boom boxes
CD Walkman
CD clock/radios
Video/elec. games
Sports table games
Infant toys
Toddler toys
Toy Kitchen furniture
Toddler riding toys
Bicycles, Scooters
Teen jewelry sets
Art/paint/drawing sets
Cosmetic sets
Teen Toiletries
Wristwatches
Cameras (reg. or disposable)
Gift certificates (video rental, shoe stores, movie theater)
In addition to these items, our store also offers free onsite gift wrapping to the shoppers; therefore, new gift wrap paper, scotch tape, and adhesive bows and gift tags are needed to complete our Gift Wrap Station.

Volunteers will be needed for shopping, for preparation or for helping during store operating hours.

You are invited to serve others by donating new items, by volunteering, by participating as a drop site, by donating funds for new toys – can we count on you? Contact Kathy Wise or Joyce Brammer for more info or call 254-753-4900.
See Photos



School Supply Store

See 2010 list of supplies and dates!

    At the beginning of the school year (August), low-income families are invited to shop in our School Supply Store for their children to have supplies to return to school. All supplies are bagged and sold at an 80% discount off the retail price! (Parent is paying only 20%). Last year, more 1700 children had new supplies as a result of over 665 families shopping at our store! This project was a result of 210 Volunteers who donated 924 hours! See Photos

Won’t you join us this year by donating some supplies? By volunteering? By hosting a drop box at your work site or church?
For details, contact Joyce Brammer or Suzanne Kelly for more info or call 254-753-4900.


Supplies required per Waco ISD guidelines are:
Pink erasers
Glue sticks
Glue bottles (4oz/8oz)
Pocket folders
#2 pencils
12” rulers
Scissors (safety & reg.)
Crayons (boxed, 16 or 24 count)
Non-perm. Markers (sets of 8)
Map color pencils (boxed, 8 or 12 count)
Ink Pens, blue, black & red ink
Highlighters – yellow ink
Spiral notebooks - 70 pgs. each
Spiral notebooks – 100 pgs.each
3-Ring notebook (1.5 or 2 in size)
Pockets or dividers for binders
Wide-ruled writing paper
Zipper bags for notebook binders
Colored constr. Paper (12”x18”)
Boxes of facial tissues

Public Note: Mission Waco’s School Supply Store and the Christmas Toy Store are NOT “fund-raising” projects. The monies collected during sales operations are designated for the purchase of more items for each store. Any remaining funds after each project, is designated as “seed money” for the next year’s seasonal ministry.