New Socks, Hand-Knit Scarves, Clean Clothing and Pantry Items…Oh my!
Friday, December 9th, 2011by kmurphy
Christmas Curbside Donation Drive Starts Next Weekend:
Saturday, December 17th – Saturday, December 24th!
St. Anthony’s 24th Annual Christmas Curbside Donation Drive begins on Saturday, December 17th. St. Anthony Foundation staff and volunteers, wearing easily identifiable red jackets, will take delivery of food, clothing, and monetary donations at curbside, so donors won’t even have to leave their cars! Donated items are distributed free of charge to San Francisco’s most needy residents.
Your donation of NEW SOCKS, clean and ready-to-wear clothing, canned and dried foods are all much needed and appreciated! And if you’ve been working on hand knit scarves as holiday gifts to our guests, bring them in!
WHEN: December 17th-24th, 2011 – Weekends from 9-3 & Weekdays from 8-6
WHERE: St. Anthony Foundation - 105 Golden Gate @ Jones
- Hand-Knit Scarves with Love!
- New Socks!
- Volunteers are waiting!
NEEDED ITEMS:
Clothing
We need all kinds of clothing for men, women, and children – our most critical needs are for the following items:
Socks, Shoes
Underwear
Winter coats
Jackets
Hats
Monetary Donations
St. Anthony’s is happy to accept cash or checks for donation during Curbside and is prepared to issue receipts onsite for tax purposes.
ITEMS WE CANNOT ACCEPT:
Empty clothes hangers
Knick knacks
Used toys
Children’s car seats
Furniture
Medical equipment
Dirty, stained or torn items
Books and magazines
Exercise/sports equipment
Housewares
Computers, electronics
If you have any questions about donations, please call us at (415) 241-2600.
And in case you’d like to volunteer and join us for the holidays, call the St. Anthony Holiday Line at 415-592-2829. We look forward to seeing you!






If you were at Renegade Craft Fair this weekend, you surely got some of your coolest Christmas shopping taken care of. And you may have seen or contributed to Renegade attendee’s scarf collection for St. Anthony’s- beautiful greens and browns, soft whites and warm reds- lovingly knitted and packaged and ready to be distributed on Christmas to guests at St. Anthony’s. Thank you Renegade! Thank you Knitters!
Students from Mercy High School, an all-girls college-preparatory school in San Francisco, just brought a van full of donations from their most recent clothing drive.
We heard through
The Hoodie People had this to say about their 2nd annual Hoodie Drive, and the hoodies they donated to St. Anthony’s (thank you!):

Thanks to the students of the Jefferson School for collecting 1020 pairs of brand new socks for our guests in their sock drive! Here are a few pictures from their visit.
So many people are doing drives for us. It makes such a difference to our guests, who are really struggling this year. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.