Alice Birney Giving Tree - 2022 — University Heights Community Association

Want to make this holiday season brighter for a neighbor in need? UHCA has a great way for you to make a positive impact on families in our neighborhood- we’re continuing our annual tradition of sponsoring the Birney Giving Tree.

How it works

Neighbors buy one or more gift cards in any denominations (suggested $5 - $25) from local stores such as Sprouts, Ralphs, Trader Joe’s, Target. Deposit them to one of the collection boxes around the neighborhood or send/drop off directly at Alice Birney School. The staff at Birney will then discreetly include the gift cards in packets going to Birney families that need it the most this holiday (cards from stores that sell groceries are especially helpful this time of year).

Starting November 4, collection boxes will be placed at UH businesses and community locations where you can drop off gift cards by Friday December 2. UHCA will also collect cards at our regular Thursday December 1 meeting in the Birney Auditorium (*if we are able to have our normal meeting in person, stay tuned to our website and social media for updates).

Last year we helped raise over $1,350 in donations! Let’s show our generosity to families who need a little help in our neighborhood and make their holidays a little brighter.

Want to contribute? It’s easy! Simply purchase a gift card and drop off at any of these locations by friday December 2 (this list will be updated with more locations):

Pemberley Realty, 4645 Park Blvd - Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
University Heights Library, 4193 Park Blvd - Mon-Tue 11:30am-8pm, Wed-Sat 9:30am-6pm
BFD Big Front Door, 4075 Park Blvd - 10am-6pm every day
Mystic Mocha, 2105 Mission Ave - 7am-5pm every day except Weds, 7am-2pm
JA Cooley Museum, 4233 Park Blvd - 11am-4pm every day
Cecilia’s Fine Jewelry, 4669 Park Blvd. - Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm
UHCA thanks our business and community partners for offering their help by hosting drop boxes for this program!