Your generosity made last year’s Winter Wonders drive a success. In 2024, thanks to you, we provided holiday gifts to 400+ individuals and secured 5000+ warm clothing items, showing the impact of our community coming together. Winter Wonders Drive 2025 is almost here, and we hope you will join us.
Here are ways you can share joy and warmth this season:
- Select an individual/family: Select a youth, young adult, or family through our wish list below and help make their season special. Once you’ve selected a family, fill out the short form below.
- Warm Clothing: New or gently used winter clothing helps protect young people from cold and wet weather. Our highest need is for masculine style items and sizes XL- 4x.
- Financial Contribution: A donation allows our staff to purchase gifts for those who aren’t matched with donors. Donate here.
- Amazon Wishlist: Choose items from our Amazon Wishlist and send them directly to support youth and families. You can find the list here.
- Gift Cards: Gift cards provide young people with choice and dignity as they shop for food, clothing, or essentials.
- Help Spread the Word: Sharing Winter Wonders with your organization, coworkers, friends, or networks helps more youth and families experience support this season.
A few quick notes:
- Please plan to deliver gifts by December 17
- Label each bag or box with the family number and your name or organization
- Gift wrapping supplies are encouraged but not required. Please don’t wrap gifts
- Schedule your drop-off at our building, 711 State Ave NE, Olympia, WA
Questions or want to select multiple families?
Contact Sarah at 360.918.7881 or shodge@communityyouthservices.org.
Family 79
Female Youth (age 15)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: She wears size small or medium and prefers clothing from Hollister. They asked for shirts and sneakers (size 9).
Other Wishlist Items: She likes Calico Critters and Sylvanian Families (preferably the curl ear cats). She likes perfumes with chai, vanilla, or warm notes. She likes gold colored jewelry and makeup. She has asked for an Ulta gift card so she can pick out some makeup.
Top Priority Item: Sylvanian Families (preferably the curl ear cats)
Female Youth (age 14)
Clothing Sizing: Women’s
Clothing Needs: She could use a women’s small winter coat and flared jeans (missing size).
Other Wishlist Items: Good-quality sketchbooks, Japanese drawing pens, and new headphones.
Top Priority Item: Headphones
Gift Card Preferences: Ulta, Sephora, Amazon
Gift Wrap: Yes
Notes: Lactose intolerance
Family 80
Male Young Adult (age 20)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Men’s
Clothing Needs: He would appreciate a leather or wool jacket in size small/ medium. He prefers black or dark colors. He does not want a peacoat. He could also use black jeans in small/medium.
Other Wishlist Items: A skateboard and leatherworking tools or materials.
Top Priority Item: Leather or wool jacket
Gift Card Preferences: Safeway, Fred Meyer
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 82
Male Young Adult (age 22)
Other Wishlist Items: I am going to be moving into an apartment on my own lease and would like a nice twin bed with a platform bedframe. I know this is a big-ticket item, so I don’t want to ask for anything else. I can’t wait to have a place of my own!!
Gift Card Preferences: Costco, Safeway, Fred Meyer
Gift Wrap: Not needed
Family 86
Female Adult (age 40s)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: Women’s blue Columbia Benton Springs zip-front fleece jacket in size medium (sold at Kohls) and fluffy socks.
Other Wishlist Items: New set of kitchen knives with knife block (Farberware brand preferred).
Top Priority Item: Kitchen knives
Male Adult (age 50s)
Wishlist Items: My dad never knows what he wants. He likes Hot Rods and classic car memorabilia, he likes Gumby from the classic claymation show, and spends a lot of time in the garage working on his car. He plays guitar and would like new strings for his acoustic guitar and a guitar strap. He also loves anything Star Wars.
Top Priority Item: Cool guitar strap and guitar strings
Male Adult (age 30s)
Wishlist Items: Anything Digimon related, journals (he likes to write stories), and anything Nightmare Before Christmas.
Top Priority Item: Digimon items
Male Adult (age 18)
Other Wishlist Items: Gift card for Journey’s or Doc Martin to pick out shoes. He would also enjoy gift cards to Nintendo or Playstation for video games. He loves anything Sponge Bob. He would like Switch controllers and has asked for “I love Boobies” shoelaces for the “Keep a Breast Foundation” for cancer fundraising- red preferred but multiple sets of laces would be nice. Favorite colors are red, blue, black (yellow is a big no).
Top Priority Item: Switch controllers or red “I Love Boobies” shoelaces
Family Pets: Healthy dog treats for senior chihuahua. Catnip and cat litter for 1 year old orange boy kitty.
Gift Card Preferences: Fred Meyer, Costco, Amazon
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 90
Female Young Adult (age 23)
Wishlist Items: I would like cleaning supplies, gel pens and coloring book for adults, eye shadow pallet (colorful) and vacuum that works on area rugs. The vacuum I have tends to “suck up” the thin area rugs I have and makes it difficult to use. She also stated a gift card to Les Schwab would be helpful for maintaining her car.
Top Priority Item: Vacuum
Female Youth (age 4)
Clothing Sizing: Toddler Girls
Clothing Needs: Spring and summer outfits in size 5/6 and shoes in size 12.
Other Wishlist Items: Arts and craft supplies and Barbie type dolls.
Top Priority Item: Arts and craft supplies
Male Youth (age 4)
Clothing Sizing: Toddler Boys
Clothing Needs: Spring and summer outfits in size 4T/5T and shoes in size 9.
Other Wishlist Items: Cars, construction-themed toys, and pull-ups in size 4T.
Top Priority Item: Car or construction type toys
Female Toddler (age 1)
Clothing Sizing: Toddler Girls
Clothing Needs: Spring and summer outfits in sizes 12–24 months.
Other Wishlist Items: Diapers in size 5, educational toys, and musical toys such as toys or stuffed animals that play music.
Top Priority Item: Musical toys
Gift Card Preferences: Costco, Walmart, Les Schwab
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 91
Female Adult (age 39)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: Robe in medium or large, slippers in size 7/8. She loves everything pink but is also okay with black.
Other Wishlist Items: Bike suitable for someone who is 5’2. She likes candles and bath products (tries to use as many natural ingredients as possible). She would also like a wellness/self care journal (mom is trying to work on her health).
Male Youth (age 13)
Clothing Style: Masculine
Clothing Sizing: Youth Boy’s
Clothing Needs: Black winter coat size 10/12, hoodies, underwear, and socks in size 6–6.5.
Other Wishlist Items: His wish list includes: a bike and helmet, full bed and bedding (he’s had the same bed since he was 8 and has fully outgrown it), dirt bike parts (usually purchased on Amazon), any dirt biking gear.
Top Priority Item: Dirt bike gear or gift card for parts
Male Child (age 5)
Clothing Sizing: Youth Boy’s
Clothing Needs: Sneakers in size 10/11 and a jacket in size 5.
Other Wishlist Items: He loves anything mario and playing his switch. He would enjoy mario toys and Switch games. He also mentioned wanting a bike.
Top Priority Item: Anything Mario
Female Toddler (age 3)
Clothing Style: Feminine
Clothing Sizing: Infant and Toddler Girl’s
Clothing Needs: Shoes in size 7/8. She likes pink, purple, black, and brown.
Other Wishlist Items: Toddler learning and activity toys involving sorting, counting, colors, and fine motor play, dolls, Play-Doh, and a bike. She could use hair supplies such as Shea Moisture products.
Top Priority Item: Learning toys
Gift Card Preferences: Amazon, Ulta, Walmart
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 93
Female Young Adult (age 24)
Wishlist Items: Black fluffy soft carpet area rug, forest green queen bedsheets, forest green queen blanket, pillows, a keychain of any type, a new dish set that is microwave and dishwasher safe, and pots and pans (preference for two medium or two large pieces).
Top Priority Item: Pillows
Male Youth (age 5)
Clothing Sizing: Youth Boy’s
Clothing Needs: Size 4T to 5T pants and shirts or outfits, 4T to 5T raincoat, and size 13 kids rainboots.
Other Wishlist Items: Bath toys, plastic twin bed frame and mattress for kids (like the kind you can get at Walmart), a backpack, and pillows. He loves Spiderman and the hulk and themed items would make his happy.
Top Priority Item: Plastic bed frame and mattress
Male Youth (age 4)
Clothing Sizing: Youth Boy’s
Clothing Needs: Size 4T to 5T pants and shirts or outfits, 4T to 5T raincoat, and size 6 kids rainboots.
Other Wishlist Items: Bath toys, plastic twin bed frame and mattress for kids (like the kind from Walmart), backpack, and pillows. He loves Spiderman and the hulk and themed items would make his happy.
Top Priority Item: Plastic bed frame and mattress
Gift Card Preferences: Costco, Walmart, McDonald’s
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 94
Female Youth (age 17)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: Hoodies and sweatpants in gray, black, or neutral colors in size small or medium. DC Low Gaveler skull shoes in black and pink or all black in size 7.5.
Other Wishlist Items: Posca paint markers, shaving razors, EOS body lotion, body wash, face wash such as CeraVe, facial toner, bath towels, and a bath robe.
Top Priority Item: DC Low Gaveler shoes
Male Youth (age 17)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Men’s
Clothing Needs: Hoodies and sweatpants in black or gray size medium, men’s pants size 30×32, and crew socks.
Other Wishlist Items: Sonicare toothbrush head refill pack, Proactiv acne 3-step kit, Sensodyne toothpaste, floss, Acure or Every Man Jack body wash, hand and body scrubs, tea tree shampoo, Every Man Jack deodorant in sandalwood scent, any brand hair mousse, twin weighted blanket, memory twin mattress.
Top Priority Item: Memory twin mattress
Male Youth (age 6)
Wishlist Items: He is on the spectrum and would enjoy sensory tools or a gift card to sensory toolhouse to pick out sensory items. He could use a gift card to Super Supplements to buy the supplements he takes. He wears pull ups size 6. He could use gragrence free wipes and Aveeno baby body wash. He could use twin size sheets and toys: number blocks, plushies, and playdough sets.
Top Priority Item: Sensory toys
Female Adult (age 40)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: Hoodies in size large, and fuzzy socks.
Other Wishlist Items: EOS perfume or lotion, TJMaxx gift card.
Top Priority Item: TJ Maxx gift card
Gift Card Preferences: Fred Meyer, Amazon, Walmart
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 95
Female Adult (age 30s)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: Size 16 high rise skinny jeans (prefers Old Navy), black belt, and a warm winter pajama set size large.
Other Wishlist Items: Fiskars 3 piece fabric cutting set, laundry drying rack (so I can dry our clothes outside when the weather is nice and not have to pay as much to dry our laundry), food processor, queen size waterproof mattress cover, laundry pods, Clorox wipes, Clorox cleaning spray, Dawn dish soap, Borax, fabric softener, mop solution (anything except Fabuloso).
Top Priority Item: Drying rack
Male Adult (age 30s)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Men’s
Clothing Needs: Size medium winter jacket, medium hoodies (zip up or pullover, dark colors), and a medium black belt.
Top Priority Item: Winter jacket
Female Youth (age 4)
Clothing Sizing: Youth Girl’s
Clothing Needs: Size 6 winter coat, zip up hoodie, warm 2 piece pajama set, size 11.5 kids sneakers and rainboots.
Other Wishlist Items: Baby dolls, electric ride-on car, kids nail polish, queen bedding and waterproof cover in princess or pink theme.
Top Priority Item: Baby doll
Female Toddler (age 2)
Clothing Sizing: Infant/Toddler Girl’s
Clothing Needs: Size 3T pants (leggings or jeans), t-shirts, crew neck sweatshirt with no hood, size 7–8C sneakers and rainboots.
Other Wishlist Items: Baby dolls, Mega Bloks, bath toys, play kitchen, kids hair ties, detangler spray, items with princesses, animals, sparkles.
Top Priority Item: Bath toys
Gift Card Preferences: Safeway, Costco, Starbucks
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 96
Female Adult (age 30s)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: Size large maternity button-down pajamas
Male Adult (age 30s)
Other Wishlist Items: 15 inch Husky tool bag
Female Toddler (age 4)
Clothing Sizing: Infant/Toddler Girl’s
Clothing Needs: Size 4T sweatpants and size 5T long sleeve shirts
Other Wishlist Items: Magnetic tiles, ABC blocks, Play-Doh and accessories, bilingual Spanish/English books, books about being a big sister, fidget toys
Top Priority Item: Magnetic tiles
Female Youth (age 11)
Other Wishlist Items: Heatless hair curlers, sketch book, Daise fragrance body mist in scent Sunny.
Top Priority Item: Sketch book
Female Youth (age 14)
Other Wishlist Items: Freshe Cashmere Vanilla hair oil, Needoh fidget, fluffy socks (size S/M)
Top Priority Item: Hair oil
Gift Wrap: Not needed
Family 97
Female Adult (age 33)
Wishlist Items: Cleaning supplies including Swiffer mop solution, all purpose cleaner, bathroom cleaner, and Clorox wipes. She would also like Kiss brand glue-on nails with extra glue
Top Priority Item: Glue-on nails
Male Toddler (age 3)
Clothing Sizing: Infant/Toddler Boy’s
Clothing Needs: T-shirts, long sleeves, and pants in size 5/6 or XS. I LOVE Thomas the Train so any clothing with Thomas I will enjoy. I also like cars, like the movie, or regular cars.
Other Wishlist Items: Train cars (I have train tracks already), Thomas the Train themed books and toys
Top Priority Item: Something with Thomas the Train
Gift Card Preferences: Starbucks
Gift Wrap: Yes.
Family 101
Female Youth (age 16)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: Shirts in XL or XXL, pants in XL or women’s jeans size 18, and shoes in women’s size 10 or 10.5 or men’s size 9 or 9.5
Other Wishlist Items: Makeup and lashes, perfume, skincare items, and an Xbox One
Top Priority Item: Xbox One
Gift Card Preferences: Ulta, Sephora, McDonald’s
Gift Wrap: Not needed
Family 102
Female Youth (age 15)
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: Size large shirts, size large pants, and size 10 shoes
Other Wishlist Items: Lego sets and a Bissell handheld carpet cleaner
Top Priority Item: Carpet cleaner
Gift Card Preferences: Sephora, Ulta, Amazon
Gift Wrap: Not needed
Family 117
Female Youth (age 15)
Clothing Style: Feminine
Clothing Sizing: Adult Women’s
Clothing Needs: I usually wear size small and medium. I like the colors pink, red, white, teal, beige and black. I like crop tops, body shapewear dresses, True Religion jeans, playboi carti two-piece sets, lilo and stich PJ pants, Hello Kitty PJ pants, flared jeans, bell bottom jeans and sweat pants. Womens size 10 shoes, I like sneakers like nike’s.
Other Wishlist Items: Ulta gift card, eyelashes, Juicy Couture or Victoria’s Secret perfumes, plushies, purses, and hygiene products. She enjoys feminine items and needs hair care for Black hair.
Top Priority Item: Ulta gift card
Gift Card Preferences: Amazon, Ulta
Gift Wrap: Not Needed
Family 126
Female Young Adult (age 22)
Wishlist Items: Full size bed frame, dresser, vacuum, mop and mop bucket.
Top Priority Item: Vacuum
Male Toddler (age 1)
Clothing Sizing: Infant/Toddler Boy’s
Clothing Needs: Size 2T boy clothes.
Other Wishlist Items: Toy box and toys (including any sort of toy ball, board books, and toys where you match shapes and put something inside of something else)
Top Priority Item: Toy box
Gift Card Preferences: Fred Meyer, Amazon, Walmart
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 127
Male Youth (age 14)
Clothing Sizing: Men’s
Clothing Needs: Size small men’s hoodies and shirts (prefers brands Nike, Jordan, or Adidas). Men’s size 9 shoes (Nike, Jordan, Adidas).
Other Wishlist Items: Nike bag and Fortnite V-Bucks.
Top Priority Item: Clothing
Gift Card Preferences: Safeway, Walmart, V-Bucks
Gift Wrap: Yes
Family 146
Male Infant
Clothing Sizing: Infant Boy
Clothing Needs: Size 3–6 month boy clothes.
Other Wishlist Items: Size 1 diapers, travel Pack-and-Play, MAM bottles, smart baby monitor. Mother states she would appreciate any baby items.
Male Toddler (age 3)
Clothing Sizing: Toddler Boy
Clothing Needs: Size 5T clothing, size 10T shoes.
Other Wishlist Items: Moon night light, sensory/educational toys. He likes dinosaurs.
Female Toddler (age 4)
Clothing Sizing: Toddler Girl
Clothing Needs: Size XS clothing, size 10T shoes, boots.
Other Wishlist Items: Ready-to-wake alarm clock, toddler microphone karaoke toy. Loves gabby’s dollhouse and Demon Kpop Hunters
Young Adult (age 21)
Other Wishlist Items: Vacuum, heater, hygiene items.
Family 147
Male Youth (age 14)
Wishlist Items: Beats earbuds in black, Regal Martin gift card, McDonald’s gift card.
Male Youth (age 17)
Wishlist Items: Beats or other noise-canceling headphones, Ulta gift card.
Female Youth (age 7)
Clothing Sizing: Youth Girl’s
Clothing Needs: Size 8 clothing, size 1 shoe.
Wishlist Items: Disney ILY 4EVER Moana doll, Melissa and Doug beauty shop set, Baby Alive Tea Party (brunette).
Male Youth (age 11)
Wishlist Items: Minecraft or Lego items, Minecraft Nerf sword, Spidey Nerf hands, Magic 8 Ball, Rubik’s Cube.
Young Adult (age 19)
Wishlist Items: Ice maker. Cricut with heat press as she wants to start a business to help out at home.
Gift bag for Rosie’s Place Participant
- $25 gift card (Starbucks, McDonald’s, or Jack in the Box)
- 5 liter dry bag
- Portable phone charger with cords attached
- Nail Clippers
- Chapstick
- Chocolate Bar
Families, workplaces, businesses, and community groups are all welcome to join in together.
Winter Wonders is a great way to make a collective impact.
