Holiday Sharing 

What is the Holiday Sharing Program?

      Started in 1991, the Holiday Sharing Program pairs SU schools, colleges, and departments with families in need.  Families are identified by counselors at eight Syracuse city schools: Bellevue, Seymour, Solace, Dr. Weeks, Franklin, HW Smith, Delaware, and Percy Hughes; as well as community groups including the Vietnam Vet Center, Hopps Memorial Church, 1st English Lutheran Church, and Our Lady of Solace Church.  

      Holiday Sharing is a voluntary program, organized by volunteers around campus. It is not organized or funded by the university itself in any way. If a department elects to participate, the employees in that department who wish to participate will be asked to collect gifts for a family, as well as food items that will make up a holiday meal and help stock the family’s pantry.

      Family information is distributed to participating departments in mid-November.  Pickup and delivery of all donations takes place on two mornings in December, usually several days before Christmas.

SEEPICTURES                      PICK-UP DATES

      If your department is interested in participating in this program, please send the following information by mid-October for the current year:

1. department name                            Helpful Hints forParticipating Departments

2. department address

3. name of the department contact, including phone, fax, and e-mail address

4. the approximate number of people in the department actively participating

Please send this information via our web form:

( ↓ click here ↓ )
→ HOLIDAY SHARING PARTICIPATION FORM ←

Please direct any questions regarding this form or the information requested to:

Melanie Wheeler
Office of the Associate Provost, Academic Programs
304 Steele Hall
Phone:  443-1899
E-Mail:  mrwhee01@syr.edu

The organizational committee would like to thank you for your interest in this most worthwhile program.

The Holiday Sharing Committee:


KarenChristensen      EileenFahey      MelanieWheeler      Julie Hughes

Sheila Milden             Kara Patten       Judy O'Rourke         Carol Roy