The Firefighter's Charity Alliance of Central Florida is a 501C3 that was formed in 2012 to help give back to the community in Central Florida and Lake County, Florida. The charity is run by a board of community volunteers and other local firefighters that donate their time to help our community and local first responders.
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Helping Local families with toys to help celebrate Christmas. Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy at any of our designated Toy Drop locations to help local families that may be struggling.
Local toys donated here STAY HERE!
Helping families with toys for children up to 12 years old.
If you are a struggling family that lives in Lake County, you may qualify for help.
Official Helping Hand Toy Drop Locations
That Place - Eustis
Crazy Gators - Eustis
Jeremiahs Italian Ice - Mt Dora
CR Sports Bar - Grand Island
Beltone Hearing - Hwy 27 - Lady Lake
United Southern Bank - Leesburg
Carters Ace Hardware - North Eustis
Carters Ace Hardware - Mt Dora
Carters Ace Hardware - South Leesburg
Carters Ace Hardware - Tavares
Global Fireproof Solutions - Groveland
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Giving back to our community
The charity was formed to help give back to our community. We believe in helping on a local level. We have created several programs to help. Some of these programs are
Turn Central Florida Pink - An awareness program designed to battle women's cancer & provide mammogram grants
A Helping Hand - a community toy store opened every December to help families with children provide a Christmas that might not have one otherwise
Florian Foundation - a foundation created to help our own firefighters in time of emergency
Our help to the local community
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Monthly donations to Waterman Foundation for Mamogram sponsorships
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Donation to Southlake Foundation - Mamogram sponsorships
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Donation to Boys & Girls Club of Lake/Sumter County
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2019 donation to Boy Scouts of Lake County
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Donation to Compassionate Hands & Hearts
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Donation to injured Clermont Police Officer Kris Kruse
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Established the Florian Foundation
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Donation to Lake County Animal Shelter from calendar sales 2018
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Donation to Greater Clemont Cancer Foundation
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Donation to Fallen Law Enforcement Foundation from t-shirt sales
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Donation to Lake County Animal Shelter from calendar sales 2019
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Donation to local Lake County Firefighter being treated for Cancer
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Supported an Apopka firefighters family after he died in the line of duty
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Annual Christmas Toy Drive for local families in need
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Donation to a handicapped equipped van for a local firefighters child
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Donation to a local Tavares Firefighter severly injured in a hunting accident
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Donation to a local Lake County Firefighter that experienced cardiac arrest and major medical issues
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Donation to a local Lake County Firefighter paralyzed in an accident
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Donation to the Rafiki Foundation in Eustis to help their mission
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2021 Donation to Boys Scouts of Lake County
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Donation to St Judes Childrens Hospital 2021 & 2022
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Donation to the Wounded Veterans of Central Florida
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Donation to help a local mother go through chemo treatments
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Donated clothes to an adoption shelter
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Donated $500 in food to the Lake County Food Bank
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Donated $250 to Farmers to Warriors for PTSD
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Donated $150 to the Central Florida Childrens Burn Foundation
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Donated $150 to One Team One FIght for PTSD