The beautiful thought Calvin had became a reality in December 2014. Although Calvin had passed away nine months earlier, his idea was brought to life by his mother Mary. Our first unofficial toy drive consisted of handful of toys purchased by Mary, then quietly & tearfully taken to City of Hope, just as Calvin wanted to. Grief was ever so heavy in her heart that first Christmas without Calvin, still his Mother Mary knew she had to do it, for Calvin.
Since then we have continued to host an annual toy drive during the holidays, along with in-person and online fundraisers and campaigns. The Calvin Preston Foundation has grown in beautiful ways thanks to our incredible community, our partners, donors, volunteers and Calvin’s Mom Mary, whose passion and love for her son, drive this powerful movement.
For all the support, we are endlessly grateful; Thank You!
September 2014 - Our first fundraiser in honor of Calvin
May 2015 - Together with our team, we fundraised $65,000 in 10 weeks honoring Calvin and funding pediatric blood cancer research
December 2015 - Mary, Calvin’s mom at our first official toy drive
(Unofficial toy drive in Dec 2014 - Mary delivered toys to hospital she collected herself)
2016 - Fundraised and our community came together to collect toys for our annual toy drive