2026 Wolfie's Holiday Toy Drive & Parade
We’re excited to announce that the Division of Enterprise Risk Managemt will be hosting our annual Wolfie's Holiday Toy Drive on Wednesday, December 2, 2026!
As in years past, we’ll be collecting toys for the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, but this year we’re thrilled to share that the event will be bigger and better than ever — with a new campus-wide holiday parade and additional opportunities to give back to our community.
What’s New This Year:
Campus Parade
This year’s Toy Drive celebration will feature a holiday parade traveling through West & East campus, bringing joy to students, staff, faculty, Long Island Veteran’s Home, and Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.
Parade Schedule & Stops
11:00 AM - Meeting Location: Administration Loop
Group Photo & Emergency Vehicle Parade Assembly
(Vehicle Parade Participation: Due to space limitations, only designated emergency response vehicles will participate in the parade.)
11:30 AM - Parade starts
12:00 PM - Stop # 1: Stony Brook Union
Students can take photos with Santa & other holiday characters
ASA will be offering complimentary cookies from the David’s Cookie Truck
12:30 PM - Stop #2: Long Island Veteran’s Home
Veterans can take photos with Santa & other holiday characters
ASA will be donating decks of playing cards.
Please see below for additional donation opportunities.
1:00 PM - Stop #3: Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
Pediatric patients will enjoy the parade from their windows — waving to Santa and friends
Santa and a small team of helpers will visit the floors to hand out gifts to patients
2:00 PM - Parade Ends
Stony Brook Children's Hospital Wish List
Amazon Wish List: Click Here
Stony Brook Children's Hospital gifting and donation information: Click Here
Long Island Veteran’s Home Wish List
We’re also collecting items for our local veterans:
- $1 lottery scratch-off tickets
- Lap robe blankets
- Playing cards
- Easy puzzles (10-piece wooden or up to 100-piece puzzles)
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Adult coloring books
- Hats and gloves
- Checkers, chess, or poker chips
Donation Box Locations
- Administration - 2nd Floor by the elevator
- Suffolk Hall
- Dutchess Hall
- Transit Facility (Lot 40)
- Student Union - 2nd Floor - Suite 205
- SAC - 2nd Floor - Suite 222 - Student Affairs
- CO&M
- ECC
- RSS - Procurement Lobby
- Stony Brook Hospital - Stony Brook Children's Hospital Lobby
- IDC - MAPS Lobby
- Student Health Services
Keep an eye on Santa’s route — the Santa Tracker will be linked to the bus tracker app so everyone can follow along in real time!
From a mobile device: Download the Stony Brook Transit app on Apple or Android.
From a desktop: visit http://stonybrook.etaspot.net/
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact:
Scott Gershowitz (2-9678)
John Gallo (2-3732)
Michael Kampf (8-3893)
Get Festive!
Please feel free to dress in holiday attire and help decorate the vehicles that have been assigned to the parade - let’s make the campus shine with holiday spirit!
2025 Wolfie's Holiday Toy Drive & Parade
Thank you to all that made this year's Toy Drive and Parade such an amazing success. Record numbers of gifts from hundreds of toys to donations all helped spread a little joy and comfort at the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. This year we honored those that gave so much at the Long Island State Veterans Home by donating various gifts including playing cards, adult coloring books, and other activities.
Happy Holidays and we look forward to an even bigger toy drive next year!