Winter Wishes Resources

Quick links

🧰 Wish Granter Toolkit

❓ Winter Wishes FAQs

🎁 Register for Winter Wishes

Your Guide to Wish Granting

Thank you for being part of something genuinely heartwarming and impactful: our 34th Annual Winter Wishes program! Here are some key details that’ll ensure the holiday magic runs smoothly: 

Step 1

Register as a Wish Granter by the end of October 2024. We'll contact you in early November with the digital copy of your letter(s). 

Step 2

Purchase gifts in November: Please do your best to get the requested gift, but remember, it’s the thought that counts. 

Step 3

Prepare your gifts so they are fun to open. 

• Wrap the gift and write the recipient’s name and letter number (also known as tracking code) on the outside of the wrapping paper. 
• If you order the gift online to ship directly to the agency, please have the gifts wrapped and make sure to include the recipient’s name and tracking code on the packing slip and mailing address. 
• Purchasing a gift card? Place it in a festive envelope or box with the recipient’s name and tracking code on the outside.  

Step 4 

Deliver your gifts to their agency by December 9, and please refer to the address label on the bottom of the letter to ensure delivery by the proper date. 

• Be sure to include your return address somewhere on the package.

Step 5

Receive your digital thank-you notes by the end of January.

Any questions?

• If you have questions about the child (e.g., clothing, shoe size, age, etc.) or the delivery date, please call the contact person from the agency at the phone number found on the bottom of your digital letter. 
• If you have any general questions about the program, email winter.wishes@newyorkcares.org. 

Don’t forget to share your Winter Wishes journey with us on social! @newyorkcares #NewYorkCares #WinterWishes