Where and When

Cobb Christmas assists low-income and working-poor families of Cobb County
during the holiday season.

Our Office

Cobb Christmas' office is located in  the Cobb Corporate Center, 400 Franklin Gateway SE, Suite 250, in Marietta, Georgia; our Board of Directors uses this office to maintain our records.

 

Distribution Site

We use the IAM Local Lodge 709 (1032 South Marietta Street, Marietta, GA 30060) for one week during the month of December for our distribution of toys. From Tuesday through Thursday of the week, donations of  toys are delivered to this location by individuals, community groups and corporations who have collected items for Cobb Christmas. The gifts are distributed to our clients during two days in December. Any remaining items and our supplies are collected and placed in a nearby rented storage facility for the year.

When do we do it?

Cobb Christmas’ Board of Directors and Committee Members works throughout the year fundraising and preparing for our annual distribution. Using the monies raised, we purchase more than 50% of the toys we distribute. Toys are ordered during the summer months to allow plenty of time for delivery to IAM Local Lodge 709 in December.

Just as Santa makes his list and checks it twice as Christmas approaches, our busiest season is during the fourth quarter.
This is when we are:

 

  •    Scheduling volunteers to work during set-up and distribution
  •    Promoting our organization to potential civic, business, church, school and other organizations that can host a collection drive to raise toys, food and/or funds
  •    Planning the special Stuff-A-Bus event which also occurs during December