As a reminder, presents need to be returned to the Collier County Sheriff's Office by Thursday, Dec. 8. See below press release for drop-off locations.
GAL would prefer for the presents to be wrapped, but it is not necessary. Please make sure to securely attach your star to your donated items as they are going to a child assigned under that number.
If you have any questions, call CCSO’s Public Affairs Bureau at 252-0604 or e-mail ccsopio@colliersheriff.net.
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The community is invited to join the Collier County Sheriff’s Office as we make the holidays merry and bright for some deserving Collier kids currently dealing with traumatic, life-changing events.
This year’s CCSO “Celebrate With A Star” program will benefit children assigned to the 20th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem program in partnership with the Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida (VFK) agency.
There are more than 400 children currently living in Collier County who have been abandoned or are alleged to have been abused or neglected. Guardian ad Litem volunteers advocate for these children in the courts, the child welfare system and the community. Children in the program range from infant to 17 years in age.
Click here to learn more about VFK.
Participating in “Celebrate With A Star” is easy. If you’d like to provide a gift for a child, just send an e-mail to ccsopio@colliersheriff.net and we will reply with a child’s age and his or her holiday wish.
You can also now select a star through our Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/colliersheriff. Just click on the photos tab and pull up the Celebrate With A Star 2011 album. Each picture displays a star that represents a child in need. When you see a star that you would like to claim, tag yourself in it. That will let everyone else know that star has been taken.
Or, if you prefer, you may stop by and select an ornament from the tree in the Human Resources lobby of the Sheriff’s Office headquarters, 3319 U.S. 41 E., Building J, in the Collier County Government Center. Each ornament has a child’s holiday gift wish.
Gifts may be dropped off at any CCSO substation or in the Human Resources lobby of Building J at CCSO headquarters. Gifts may be turned in wrapped or unwrapped.
Please make sure to securely attach the star provided to your donated gifts.
“Celebrate With A Star” gifts must be dropped off by Thursday, Dec. 8. If you have any questions, call CCSO’s Public Affairs Bureau at 252-0604 or e-mail ccsopio@colliersheriff.net.
Gifts may be dropped off in the Human Resources lobby of the Sheriff’s Office headquarters or at any of the following CCSO substation locations:
North Naples
776 Vanderbilt Beach Road
Naples, FL 34108
Golden Gate
4707 Golden Gate Parkway
Naples, FL 34116
East Naples
8075 Lely Cultural Parkway
Naples, FL 34113
Golden Gate Estates
1195 CR 858
Naples, FL 34120
Everglades
32020 U.S. 41 East
Ochopee, FL 34141
Immokalee
112 South First Street
Immokalee, FL 34142
