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Toy Lift 2025

Toy Lift 2025

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Toy Lift began in 1988 when founder Tom Powell decided to perch himself eighty feet up in a bucket truck at the corner of Hydraulic Rd. & 29. He stayed there until people donated 1,000 toys, which he then distributed to local children. Since then, Toy Lift has grown into a huge annual community event with food, entertainment, and media coverage, raising over 20,000 toys each year.
Links to Donate funds via PayPal & Venmo HERE
Early / Remote Drop Off Locations
Charlottesville Radio Group:  1140 Rose Hill Drive in Charlottesville weekdays and the Minutemen Motorcycle Club will deliver them on your behalf

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