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SHFC 10th Annual Christmas Bag Event signup link:

Sanya’s Hope For Children 10th Annual Christmas Bag Event

Event Date: December 13, 2025
About the project:
The Christmas Bag Project began when Sanya Pirani was just 7½ years old. She hand-sewed 100 bags for local homeless children, filling them with school supplies, books, and toys. As the need in the community grew, the project expanded to 500 bags, leading Sanya to recruit volunteer sewers to help meet the demand. Each bag is packed with love, dignity, and care for children in need within the local community. SHFC’s bags are also environmentally friendly. They are made from recycled scrap fabric that would otherwise be discarded. Sanya designs each bag using this donated material, helping reduce waste while creating a sustainable and meaningful product for children in need.

Setup -First Shift:

Click HERE to sign up:

Date: December 13, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Please arrive by 8:15 AM)
Start Location: Sanya’s Garage – Prior Lake, MN
Drop-off & Setup Location: Prior Lake Shepherd of the Lake Church – Preschool Entrance

Details: Volunteers will load gifts into cars at Sanya’s Garage -Items will be transported and unloaded at the church-Setup for the packing event will begin immediately after

Refreshments provided by: Donuts provided by Donut Connection- Shakopee

 

Packing -Second Shift:

Click HERE to sign up:

Date: December 13, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM (Please arrive by 10:15 AM)
Location: Prior Lake Shepherd of the Lake Church – Preschool Entrance

Details: Assembly line style packing-Each volunteer will pack items into bags based on assigned age ranges

Refreshments provided by: Edelweiss Bakery- Prior Lake -After Second shift 

Group photo at the end of the shift

Dress Code: SHFC T-shirt (optional but encouraged)-Pre-order for $25 Email: dilshadpirani@hotmail.com

Collaborators:Prior Lake High School Student Council members and Toy drive supported by La ola del lago school 5th graders. Thank you so much!

Food Drive Prior Lake Student Council Students also started Food Drive at PLHS for local food shelve in collaboration of Sanya’s Hope For Children. We are hoping to collect 500-1000 lbs of nonperishable food items. We hope you can bring 5 canes of fruits and vegetable to our packing Event or give any amount of donation to help meet our goal. Thank you!

 

Where Do the Gifts Go?

The packed Christmas bags are donated to the following organizations:

  • Sharing and Caring Homeless Shelter
  • Shakopee Community Assistance program at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church- Prior Lake
  • Minnesota Council of Churches – Refugee Services

 

About Sanya’s Hope For Children (SHFC):

Hope For Children is a nonprofit organization founded in January 2017 by Sanya Pirani, now a sophomore at University of California – Berkeley. SHFC (Sanya Hope For Children) supports local & globally impoverished children. We are committed to helping children and transforming community one life at a time. With half the world’s population under age 25, SHFC’s mission is to help young people with basic necessities of life, fund educational endeavors, find their voice, take action, and make an impact on vital community issues. For more information, and to donate to her causes.

Learn more at: www.sanyashopeforchildren.org
Donate here: sanyashopeforchildren.org/donate

 

Thank you for your generosity of time, knowledge, and resources. Your efforts make a lasting impact on the lives of children in need.

Sincerely,

Sanya Pirani

 

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