None of it is for them, but the toys, books, and games you donated this year to Door County Toys for Kids mean the world to the organization's volunteers. After the thousands of future gifts were dropped off at the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church on Thursday, volunteers sorted the items into several categories so the over 560 families benefitting from the program can make their Christmas selections. For Jamie and Jaci Baermann, it is not just the initial drop-off day or the distribution day that sticks out to them. Instead, it is seeing everything unfold in the community over the course of several weeks that makes them grateful to live in Door County.

Toys were distributed to the grateful families on Saturday at the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church and Sunday at the Northern Door Children’s Center in Sister Bay. Nearly 90 businesses helped collect gifts and money for this year’s Door County Toys for Kids Drive.