Carson City area holiday tradition: Tiffani and Bailee's 11th annual sealed toy drive
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 couldn't even leave their hospital room.
Tiffani got 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 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 its grown ever since. Our community is amazing and giving!
This year's toy drive began Nov. 1, 2023 and comes to an end on Dec. 9, 2023 and picked up by Dec. 14. The toys will be delivered to LPCH by Dec. 15, 2023. They will undergo a cleaning process, wrapped in holiday paper and delivered to the children on Christmas morning, Because of all of you, they 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 or Bailee Barber at 775-297.1322
You can donate at one of these locations:
Carson City
Affordable Home Furnishings - 301 Hot Springs Rd
Anytime Fitness - 2629 N. Carson St
Anytime Fitness - 4539 S. Carson St
Attitudes Hair Salon - 559 S. Saliman Rd
Blossom Salon & Spa - 410 S. Carson St
Calvary Chapel - 1635 Clearview DR
Carson, City Fire Department #51 - 777 South Stewart St
Carson City CrossFit - 403 Hot Springs Rd #2
Carson City Florist - 1954 E. Williams ST
Cotton Seed Company- 4601 Goni RD #B
Cutting Edge - 3699 S. Carson St
East Fork Fire Protection - #12 - 3620 Sunridge Dr
Forever Dance - 1923 N Carson St
Highlights Salon - 1894 E. Williams St #9
Kathy Stone Reality - 310 Curry St
Lavish Lemon Studio - 1801 E. Williams #D
Pizza Factory - 3120 Hwy 50 E
Poke Beach - 1442 E. Williams St
Rice St Tattoo -113 Rice St
Saint Teresa of Avila School - 567 Richmond Ave
Salon Affinity -1501 E. 5th St. #201
Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint - 1500 Old Hot Springs RD
Vitalize Cleaning Services - 775-230-0526 Leo Contreras Will pick up toys from you
Western Nevada Performing Arts Center (WNPAC) - 951 Stewart ST #B
Douglas County
DST Coffee- 1411 Hwy 395
East Fork Fire Protection #7 - 940 Mitch DR Gardnerville
East Fork Fire Protection #14 - 1699 County Rd. Minden
Genoa Peak Fire Crew - 298 Main St. Genoa
Custom Framing and Design- 5761 Industrial Way #B
Laser center of Carson valley - 1624 library lane #c Minden
Seyfried Dental Arts- 1624 Library Lane #A
Lyon County
Sinclair Gas Station - 12000 HWY 50 East Moundhouse
Reno:
Alpine Nutrition- 2295 S. Virginia St. #13
Can I Play With Madness Tattoo - 2295 S. Virginia ST #14
MC2 Wealth Solutions - 4755 Caughlin Parkway
South Tahoe
Macduff's 1041 Fremont Ave So.Lake Tahoe