Fulfill the holiday wishes of a child from the broader Wood Acres Community, including New Hampshire Estates/Oakview ES in Silver Spring and Rolling Terrace ES in Takoma Park. Contact the co-chairs to participate or see the email sent for the sign-up sheet. Carefully read the guidelines on the signup page and remember that we add wishes through mid-December.  

Gifts can be dropped off at Wood Acres ES morning arrival on Monday 12/13 and Tuesday 12/14. Or they can be dropped off any time at the house of Victoria Kelly.

Gifts should be dropped off or mailed unwrapped any time before Tuesday, December 14 at 5pm.

Wood Acres Families: If you could use help with gifts or groceries for the holidays, please contact our counselor, Andrea Solazzo, by email at andrea_c_solazzo@mcpsmd.org or by phone at 240-740-1120 or by sending a note with your child to school. This is completely private and confidential. Ms. Solazzo can provide gift cards for groceries and can arrange for gifts of clothing, toys, blankets and other items. You can submit a “holiday wish” for each member of your family to include in the PTA Holiday Gift Drive. Your name and identity will not be revealed to anyone other than Ms. Solazzo.

Who will receive these gifts?
Families at Wood Acres ES who submit wishes to Counselor Andrea Solazzo, as well as families identified by school counselors or Linkages to Learning at New Hampshire Estates ES (NHE), Oakview ES (OV) and Rolling Terrace ES.

Linkages to Learning is an MCPS community-school partnership with an integrated focus on health, social services, community development and engagement to support student learning, strong families and healthy communities. Linkages to Learning has an office and comprehensive health center on site at New Hampshire Estates ES and at Rolling Terrace ES. 

Warm thanks for your support for this effort!
Victoria Kelly and Stacey Kaltman