Carson City Holiday Tradition: Tiffani and Bailee's 12th Annual Sealed Toy Drive

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Repeats every 5 days until Thu Dec 12 2024 .
December 2, 2024 - 5:00pm
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December 7, 2024 - 5:00pm
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December 12, 2024 - 5:00pm

Tiffani Barber was diagnosed with Stage Four Glioblastoma brain cancer on Dec. 8, 2012. For those who did not know Tiffani, all she ever wanted to do was help people.

She carried water and snacks in her car to give to the homeless and people less fortunate than her.

It came as no surprise to the people closest to her, when the social worker that was assigned to her case went to Tiffani's hospital room and asked if she needed anything.

Tiffani replied, "How can I help? What can I do for these children?" After much discussion, she found out that Lucile Packard Children's Hospital was in grave need of sealed toys for the children who have no immune system and must have brand new toys. They can't even leave their hospital room.

Tiffani was busy, she called her little sister Bailee, and asked her to put out donation boxes all over Carson City to collect toys, then Tiffani got busy spreading the word on social media from her hospital bed.

When we found out she wasn’t going to win this fight, Tiffani had one wish: it was, to please keep this Toy Drive going, after she passed.

Since Tiffani lost her battle in May of 2014, that's exactly what her sister Bailee and her family have done, they started with 3 or 4 locations and it has grown ever since. Our community is amazing and giving!

This year's toy drive began Nov. 1s, 2024 and comes to an end on Dec. 2nd, 2024. The toys will be delivered to LPCH by Dec. 14th, 2024. They will undergo a cleaning process, wrapped in holiday paper and delivered to the children on Christmas morning, because of all of you, the children will wake up to a basket of wrapped holiday gifts.

Please help us, help these children. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, The Barbers.

For more information or questions, contact Brad Barber at 775-721-5941

You can donate at any of these locations:

Carson City
Affordable Home Furnishings
Attitudes Hair Salon
Anytime Fitness North
Anytime Fitness South
Blossom Salon & Spa
Bank Saloon
Calvary Chapel
Cutting Edge
Carson City Florist
Cotton Seed Co.
Carson City Crossfit
Carson City Fire Department #51
Carson City ICU Nurses
East Fork Fire Protection #12
Forever Dance Studio
Highlights Salon
Kathy Stone Reality
Pizza Factory
Red Ball Trucking & Moving
Rice Street Tattoo
Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint
Salon Affinity
Scoups Ice Cream & Soup Bar
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School
Sierra Academy of Beauty
WNPAC-Western Nevada Performing Arts Center
Whyld Beauty Co.

Reno
Alpine Nutrition
MC2 Wealth Solutions LLC

Minden/Gardnerville
Custom Frame Shops
DST Coffee
East Fork Fire Station Protection #7
East Fork Fire Station Protection #14
East Fork Fire Protection Office
Seyfried Dental Arts
Stor-All

Mound House
Valero Gas Station

South Lake Tahoe
Forever Dance Studio

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