Volunteer with Empty Stocking Club
Putting on a successful Toy Depot event requires the volunteer efforts of many groups and individuals. Volunteers are the key to the success of our program!
For 2025, volunteers will be needed for set up at Alliant Energy Center on TUESDAY, Dec. 9 and the toy give away will take place on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10 & THURS. Dec. 11, including toy pack up on from 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. on THURS. 12/11.
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP WILL OPEN OCTOBER 17, 2025. CHECK BACK HERE FOR A LINK TO THE SIGN UP PAGE.
Thank you for your commitment to ensuring all children receive at least one toy for Christmas!
About volunteering with Empty Stocking Club
Successful management of Empty Stocking Club requires hundreds of volunteer hours from many groups and individuals.
Volunteers spend time unloading toys from semi-trucks; setting up the Toy Depot, assisting families in toy selection, registering and checking people out and offering other assistance to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience.
Here are some questions we commonly get from individuals and groups interested in volunteering for the Toy Depot.
We love having groups volunteer, and we frequently have people from the same company or organization volunteering together. If you are signing up a group, we'll ask you to indicate how many will be in the group and to provide names for ease in check in and to ensure we have enough people power to manage the event. You can either include names of individuals in your group in the "Notes" section of the sign-up form, or email the list, along with the name of the group and the key contact person, to emptystockingclub@gmail.com.
There are multiple volunteer roles available, and you can select whatever works best for you. Volunteers spend time unloading toys from semi-trucks, setting up the toy depot, assisting families in toy selection, registering and checking people out, and offering other assistance to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience. While you have the opportunity to sign up for a specific role (shopper, runner, check-out, etc., we ask that you remain flexible to serve where needed as we manage the flow of clients.
The 2025 Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot will take place from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10 and Thursday, December 11 at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall in Madison, Wisconsin.
Thanks for your willingness to help by volunteering your time! Putting on a successful Toy Depot event requires the volunteer efforts of many groups and individuals. To register, go to our online volunteer sign-up after October 15, 2025 and select a date, timeframe and role in which you are willing to volunteer.