🎁 Second Annual Holiday Gift Drive – Scattered x Welfare Avenue
Some things are worth doing twice. And the second time around, we went even bigger.
This holiday season, Scattered and Welfare Avenue came together for our Second Annual Holiday Gift Drive — and the results were extraordinary. Thanks to an incredible community of donors, partners, and volunteers, we collected, wrapped, and distributed over 3,000 gifts across Montreal.
Where did the gifts go?
This year’s drive reached further than ever before. Gifts were delivered to people across a wide network of organizations — homeless shelters, hospitals, community programs, and more.
Homeless shelters & community organizations:
- Chez Doris Refuge
- Resilience Montreal
- St. Michael’s Mission
- Logifem
- Open Door
- Mission Bon Accueil
- And many more
Health & support programs:
- 🏥 MUHC Super Hospital — in collaboration with the MUHC Foundation
- 🏥 Multiple wards and programs at the Douglas Mental Health Hospital — with the Douglas Foundation
- 🧠 CROM Day Programs — supporting individuals with cognitive disabilities and neurodivergencies
- 🤝 Friendship Circle MTL
- ⭐ Starlight Foundation
- ❤️ The Salvation Army
A massive thank you to Wafa Saad and the MUHC Foundation for helping coordinate gift delivery throughout the hospital system. Your collaboration made all the difference.
None of this happens without people.
This drive was powered by an extraordinary group of sponsors and partners who showed up with donations, resources, and trust:
Sportira Apparel, Ardene, Mini Biblio Plus, Literacy Quebec, Enactus Concordia, MEPEC Montérégie East — and so many other incredible businesses and individuals who believed in what we were building.
And to every volunteer who packed, wrapped, organized, and delivered with care and heart — you turned generosity into action. That’s not a small thing. That’s everything.
3,000 gifts. Dozens of organizations. Countless people who woke up to something a little warmer this holiday season — because this community showed up.
We are deeply grateful. And we’re already dreaming of how to make it even bigger next year. 💫
From all of us at Scattered — thank you for helping spread dignity, warmth, and joy this holiday season.