Hairstyle Inn and TLC @ Home in Saskatoon
TLC @ Home Saskatoon Looking to Brighten a Child’s Christmas
Touching Lives of Children at Home in Saskatoon
TLC @ Home is a Christmas gift box that goes out to the children at participating schools in Saskatoon. Each box is packed full of treasures and love with the child’s first name on the box. TLC @ Home’s mission is to touch the life of a child in such a way as to love, care for, inspire, motivate and give hope of opportunities by which they can improve their life and those around them.
History
The Hairstyle Inn team had a desire to contribute to the community in which we work and live; so, in 2006, the inception of TLC @ Home was born. Our program has been able to provide a gift box to children at participating schools in Saskatoon. In the first year, we started with a few classes of Princess Alexander School and have continued to grow the number of children we reach each year!
Our Partners
In 2014, with the help of our community partners, – Global TV, Cameco, and Cruz FM – we reached five schools with gift boxes for 800 children. We are excited with the growth of our program and are looking to add even more schools and reach more children this year!
Helping TLC @ Home
We would be delighted with anyone willing to contribute to the TLC @ Home program! Contributions of all types are appreciated, whether they are gift box items, monetary gifts, or the gift of your time. All contributions go to the children of TLC @ Home and can be dropped off at any of our Hairstyle Inn locations.
Items for the gift box include:
- Hats/toques
- Mittens/gloves
- Scarves
- Socks
- T-shirts
- Craft items (age & gender appropriate)
- Toys (age & gender appropriate)
- Toiletry items (soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, washcloth, shampoo & conditioner)
- Healthy food choices (preferred over candy)
- Books
The following items are NOT recommended:
- Peanuts or anything made with peanuts
- Knives, toy guns, or violence related toys
- Used items
- DVDs or CDs
- Battery operated toys
- Red clothing items
Items can be dropped off at any of our Hairstyle Inn locations. If you wish to wrap your gift box, please wrap the box in Christmas paper with the lid wrapped separate so that it can be opened to add sponsor items. Place a post-it-note on the lid with the gender and age of the child you have packed the gift for.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity!