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our Christmas gift-ing program

PROJECT ELF ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS OCTOBER 15, 2026 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2026

PROJECT ELF - APPLICATIONS OPEN 

Applications for Project Elf will open on October 15, 2026 and close November 15, 2026.

 

YOU MUST SUBMIT THE OFFICIAL FORM TO BE CONSIDERED.  

DO NOT SUBMIT THE OLD FORMS OR THE TRADITIONAL HELP FORM.  IT MUST SAY PROJECT ELF  OR IT WON'T BE CONSIDERED!

No request will be considered that is not submitted on the official Project Elf Application.  You have to download the Word document below to fill it out, then save it on your own computer, then you will attach the completed form to an email it to submit.  Follow the below instructions.


HOW TO USE THE FORM TO APPLY

  •  The official request form will appear below when applications open.  You must click on the form below that works for you (individual or family request form below (individual or family request form).  

  • When it opens, save it on your desktop of your computer as your own file.

  •   Complete the form, save it again.

  • Email the completed form as an attachment to Info@TheDaneFoundation.org.

Those selected to receive services for Christmas from The Dane Foundation will be notified via email OR text with a pickup date if you are accepted. Typically no less than 10 days before Christmas.   Recipients will be required to pick up the donated Christmas items/gifts on a determined date at The Dane Foundation offices in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.  

No gifts will be delivered by the organization.

Please DO NOT request cash, bill or mortgage payments, expensive electronics like XBox or Cell Phone, etc. 

Please note:  To qualify for assistance from The Dane Foundation, an individual or member of the family must have a qualifying physical or developmental disability.  Examples of these are mental retardation,  traumatic brain injury, downs syndrome, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, parapelgia, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, etc.

We DO NOT serve individuals with mental health related disabilities or addictions.  Please visit the ADM Board's website or call 211 for a list of providers that serve the mental health and/or addiction populations.


Official Forms for 2026
   
   
Be a 2026 Elf! Adopt a Family or Individual with Disabilities

Many have already joined The Dane Foundation's Project Elf Corps, but many will be needed!  You can adopt an individual, or an entire family!

You will receive a Christmas wish list to use for your holiday shopping. You do the shopping, and provide the unwrapped items to The Dane Foundation. Our in-house elves will coordinate, wrap, and distribute the gifts!  

Don't want to shop...cash donations are accepted and we will do the shopping!

To be an ELF in 2026, email us and we will put you on our list for 2026!  In October 2026, you will also be able to download and email us the I Want To Be An Elf form that will be posted below.

Info@TheDaneFoundation.org


Be An Elf in 2026!

2026 Forms will be posted in the fall of 2026.  If you want to get on the list, let us know via email!! We'd love to hear from you now!

Use the form to the right to become an elf!  We will have assignments ready and distributed by November 20, 2026 for shopping!


 
Project Elf Has Successfully Helped Many Each Holiday Since 2005!

ALL individual requests were met
Thousands of Gifts Wrapped!
ALL kiddos served!
Millers Rental & Sales Elves
Gifts were picked up via COVID protocol
Even small gifts mean alot
You Can Be An Elf Too (costume not required!)
Volunteers Wrapped Gifts in Shifts
 
Items are wrapped by Santa's Elves!

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