EVAN: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Another in a running theme of our friends being the best, local pals Melia Dicker and Darren Schwindaman have decided to make their son Evan's birthday party a Birthday Box collection event. Thanks, Dicker/Schwindaman family! You guys are fantastic, and your kid is pretty great too. (Seriously, that's one of the finest faces in all of toddlerdom.)  

For those Evan Bash attendees visiting this page from Melia's link, two things: 1) SO SORRY it took us so long to get this post up, and 2) welcome welcome welcome! The short explanation for what's going on here: you give us birthday party supplies, and we provide (with an assist from the wonderful teens in the Beth Israel Temple Youth Group) prepackaged birthday parties for children in need. It's that simple! You can either bring Birthday Box supplies to Evan's party, or you can visit our Amazon Wish List and have those items shipped directly to our house. Last year we were able to give nearly 100 birthday parties to Jackson youth, and we're well on our way to topping that this year. 

Here's what we're asking for:

• birthday cake mix
• frosting
• candles
• party hats
• confetti
• small party favors
• birthday cards
• reasonable (as if there is such a thing) noisemakers
• paper decorations

We politely request that you refrain from donating silly string, poppers, perishables, or gender-specific toys/decorations. Also, there is no need to bring the items all packaged together or pre-sorted into birthday favors; we do all the sorting and packaging for you!

If you have any questions, you can email us at birthdayboxjxn@gmail.com or leave your query in the comments section.

A big thank you to Melia, Darren, and Evan for their partnership, and an even bigger thank you to those of you who will help expand the project through your donation. 

Happy Birthday, Evan! See you Sunday!