WOLFIE'S HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
2025 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 10, 2025!
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
9:00 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.)
9:30 AM - Parade starts
10:00 AM - 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
10:30 AM - 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.
11:00 AM - 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
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
- Suffolk Hall
- Dutchess Hall
- Transit Facility (Lot 40)
- Student Union
- SAC
- CO&M
- ECC
- RSS
- Stony Brook Hospital
- IDC
- Student Health Services
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!
Santa Tracker:
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)
Brittany Chanenchuk (2-9671)
John Gallo (2-3732)
Michael Kampf (8-3893)
Enterprise Risk Management
EH&S, UPD, EMS, MAPS & Emergency Management