Catholic Charities Sixth Annual Easter Baskets of PLENTy Drive
Fill a Basket. Share the Joy
Please help make our sixth annual Catholic Charities’ Easter Basket of Plenty Drive fundraiser a success!
What is it?
An annual fundraising event by Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg, that is being expanded this year to serve more children of Catholic Charities client families. We are collecting Easter Basket supplies, to make Easter Baskets for groups of our low-income clients whose children would otherwise not be able to enjoy this secular aspect of Easter:
1) Poor migrant farmworker children of Southeastern Hillsborough County who live at our San Jose Mission affordable apartments.
2) Children at our Pasco Family (Homeless) Shelter in Port Richey.
3) Children of families assisted through our Pathways to Self-Sufficiency Program (helps them avoid homelessness).
4) Children at our Pasco Hope temporary housing location (Port Richey) – housing families displaced by Hurricanes Milton and Helene until they can return to their homes.
5) Children living in some of our various apartment buildings throughout Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties (e.g., St. Benedict Apts. in Crystal River)
This drive begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts until the weekend before Easter Sunday. Specifically, the 2026 drive begins on February 18th and ends March 23rd (assembly of baskets commences March 23rd-27th). Following, Easter Baskets will be delivered to the parents of the children of Pathways and Pasco Family Shelter. Cash donations will happily be accepted through Holy Saturday, April 4th.
The children at San Jose Mission will be given their Easter Baskets at an event held on the morning of Holy Saturday, Apil 4th with an appearance by the Easter Bunny, Easter Egg Hunts, music courtesy of Spirit FM 90.5 as well as snacks and refreshments.
When: April 4th (Holy Saturday): 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Where: Pope Francis Community Center, 3238 San Jose Mission Dr., Dover FL 33527
What: Easter Baskets handed out | Easter Bunny photographs | Easter Egg Hunt | Music & Games
Suggested Donated Items & Drop-Off Locations
Donate through our Amazon Wish List and have your items sent right to our Charities’ door:
Amazon Wish List Link: https://a.co/0bDTAfnV
Suggested Items (examples)
Donation Drop-off List
** Basket Assembly Locations
VOLUNTEER
To volunteer, please contact Amber Turenne:
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (727) 256-5720
DONATE CASH
You can donate to help us purchase needed items by using the donation form below, clicking on the following link, using the QR Code or text:
Text donateforjoy to 44834 or:
Last Year’s Event
Nearly 1,000 baskets were made for the children of low-income farm worker families at San Jose Mission and San Juan Diego Mission as well as children from other Catholic Charities programs! These baskets were created due to the generous participation of several parishes in the Easter Basket of Plenty Drive. Multiple community members and parishioners generously donated Easter supplies and cash for the event. Thanks to this combined effort, the children had an extra special Easter. THANK YOU TO students, staff and parents of Academy of the Holy Names (Tampa, FL) who volunteered to help the day of the event!
Thank you to last year’s participating donors and volunteers!
