Toy Donations

Cole’s Closet was created in 2002 by Ellen and Steve Tomczyk after they lost their six-month old son to an undiagnosed disease. The Tomczyk’s spent four months in and out of area hospitals. They witnessed first hand the anxiety and fear families face when a child is hospitalized.

Ellen and Steve wanted to do something to ease their own pain and to help other families in similar situations. They began with a toy drive at a family holiday party one year after Cole passed away. Since then they have donated over 16,000 new toys to area hospitals. The toys are distributed throughout the year to special children like Cole and their siblings.

"Closets” filled with toys are currently putting smiles on children’s faces at:

Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children (IFHC)

Inova Fair Oaks

Virginia Hospital Center

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

Inova Loudoun Hospital

Potomac Hospital

Georgetown University Hospital Center

Lombardi Cancer Center

Anne Arundel Medical Center

HSC Pediatric Center

Hospice Of The Chesapeake

General Ideas

Art Sets

Books

Boardgames

Legos

Ideas For Infants

Teethers

Rattlers

Blankets

Books

Ideas For Teens

CD's

CD Players

Handheld Electronic Games

Toy Drop Off Locations 

Sarah wanted to help some kids this year for her birthday, so she asked that her guests bring toys for Cole's Closet

Contact Our Toy Director


Dominion offices

Alexandria | Fairfax | Herndon

Leesburg | Springfield | Woodbridge


Telegraph Self Storage

8935 Telegraph Road

Lorton, VA 22079

703.339.9070

Toy Drives 

Gather your neighbors, co-workers, or family members together and hold your own toy drive. All toys will be given to children at hospitals in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area. Please contact our Toy Director for more information on organizing your own toy drive. 

James Harris donates gifts, he received for his birthday, to Cole's Closet